2024 Emmy Nomination for Best Public Service Announcement
Congratulations to the entire “Dakota Grasslands - Where Good Things Grow” public service campaign team for landing their second Upper Midwest Regional Emmy nomination. This year, the 60-second ad titled “Shared Heritage,” which was filmed by Joe and Charlie Dickie and written by Ron Nichols, received the nomination. The public service ad features South Dakota rancher Kelsey Scott and her family and can be viewed below.
The campaign and its partners
Good things grow here
Good things grow here
Good things grow here
“Dakota Grasslands: Where Good Things Grow” is a public awareness and education campaign developed by the South Dakota Grasslands Coalition, in partnership with USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service. The campaign includes television ads, out-of-home ads and other educational materials that showcase the many environmental, ecological and economic benefits of healthy grasslands.
Soil health partners
Good things grow here
Good things grow here
You can learn more about all of the organizations helping South Dakota’s agricultural producers farm and ranch in ways that improve the health of our living and life-giving soil by clicking on the links below. They are...
- South Dakota Grasslands Coalition
- South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts
- USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
- South Dakota Soil Health Coalition
South Dakota-grown
Good things grow here
South Dakota-grown
The “Dakota Grasslands - Where Good Things Grow” public service campaign’s television public service ads were filmed right here in South Dakota—featuring original footage of native wildlife, livestock and the ranching families who are producing food and fiber in ways that improve the health and function of our grassland ecosystem.
South Dakota Healthy Soils
Learn about all of the good things South Dakota's healthy soils grow and what growers are doing to keep them healthy and functioning.
How you can help. (Click on the photos below to learn more.)
Become a member of SDGC
Become a member of SDGC
Become a member of SDGC
Become a member of the South Dakota Grassland Coalition to promote healthy grasslands and healthy, resilient soils that benefit everyone.
Watch and learn
Become a member of SDGC
Become a member of SDGC
Watch Amazing Grasslands videos online to learn more from the South Dakota ranchers who care for our grasslands.
Listen and learn
Become a member of SDGC
Listen and learn
Listen to these Growing Resilience podcasts to learn more from the South Dakota ranchers who care for our grasslands.
Support SDSHC
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Listen and learn
Support non-profit organizations like the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition to promote healthy, resilient soils that benefit everyone.
Share what you know
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Contact us or subscribe
Share with others how much you care about healthy grasslands and why. Whether it’s their natural beauty, their part in keeping everyone’s water cleaner and keeping ranchers in business and the agricultural economy strong, or their importance to pollinators and wildlife.
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Grow healthy soil at home
Grow healthy soil at home
Grow healthy soil at home
This free, 20-page booklet is chalk full of information and photos that show homeowners how to use the same principles and practices leading-edge soil health farmers and ranchers have discovered to make their land more resilient, healthy and productive.
Request a speaker
Grow healthy soil at home
Grow healthy soil at home
If your organization is interested in learning more about Dakota Grasslands from the ranching stewards of those lands, fill out our speaker request form and we'll get back to you soon.
Remember the Rs
Grow healthy soil at home
Remember the Rs
One simple way to keep the best of the grazing principles in mind is to remember the Rs. That includes Rotate, Rest, and Recover, along with proper stocking Rates and maintaining healthy Root systems.
Attend an event
Attend an event
Remember the Rs
Healthy grassland and soil health events are scheduled throughout the year. Click on the photo above to see what events are currently planned.