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Upper Midwest Emmy Award Nomination

Scroll down to view the television ads that have been nominated for a 2022 regional Emmy Award and to learn more about the critical role soil health plays in the quality of South Dakotans’ lives, environment and futures.

About the awareness & education campaign

Good things grow here

South Dakota-grown PSA campaign

Good things grow here

We used to call it dirt. Worse, we used to treat it like dirt. We once took this living, life-giving miracle for granted. 


But, thankfully, not anymore.


South Dakota is home to an increasing number of soil health heroes who work WITH nature to grow good things. By using no-till, cover crops, diverse cropping rotations and managed grazing, t

We used to call it dirt. Worse, we used to treat it like dirt. We once took this living, life-giving miracle for granted. 


But, thankfully, not anymore.


South Dakota is home to an increasing number of soil health heroes who work WITH nature to grow good things. By using no-till, cover crops, diverse cropping rotations and managed grazing, these farmer and rancher heroes protect the soil and farm in ways that feed soil microbes, which feed the plants that produce nutrient-dense food—AND—clean water, clean air, more profitable family farms and vibrant rural communities.


We’ve learned from recent polling that South Dakota residents highly value our state’s healthy soil and clean water. These television spots “dig a little deeper” to further explain the important connection between healthy soil and clean water, as well as all of the other things healthy soil grows. The messaging also provides more information on some of the agricultural practices that regenerate the health and function of our soil.


But most of all, this campaign is dedicated to the men and women who are dedicated to ensuring the health of our living and life-giving soil—and all of the good things it will grow—for generations to come. 


Soil Health Partners

South Dakota-grown PSA campaign

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 Association of Conservation Districts 


  • USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service


  • South Dakota Soil Health Coalition


  • South Dakota Grasslands Coalition 

South Dakota-grown PSA campaign

South Dakota-grown PSA campaign

South Dakota-grown PSA campaign

All of the beautiful footage from the “Where Good Things Grow” public service campaign was shot right here in South Dakota—featuring both urban residents and several of farm and ranch families who are producing food and fiber in ways that improve the health and function of our living soil. 


Generation Photography cinematographer Joe Dickie

All of the beautiful footage from the “Where Good Things Grow” public service campaign was shot right here in South Dakota—featuring both urban residents and several of farm and ranch families who are producing food and fiber in ways that improve the health and function of our living soil. 


Generation Photography cinematographer Joe Dickie is the creative eye behind the breathtaking footage and Forrest Fox of Forrest Fox Productions is the talent behind the film and soundtrack editing in these television spots, which were written by Lynn Betts and Ron Nichols.

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Photo of Tom Steever

The voice behind “Where Good Things Grow”

South Dakota residents may recognize the iconic voice of Tom Steever in these TV public service spots. Steever, who was raised on his family’s farm near Sioux Falls, is a member of the Farm Broadcast Hall of Fame as well as the South Dakota Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a vocalist and guitarist.  Photo by Jason Jenkins

watch the public service announcements

TV PSA #1: 60 seconds

"It's Where Good Things Grow." 

TV PSA #2: 30 seconds

"Growing life."

TV PSA #3: 60 seconds

"A Good Thing For All of Us."

TV PSA #4: 30 seconds

"Storms"

TV PSA #5: 60 seconds

"Heroes"

TV PSA #6: 30 seconds

"We Eat"

Additional Information

This soil health awareness and education campaign and its TV public service ads were produced by the South Dakota Association of Conservation Districts, assisted by a Cooperative Conservation Grant from USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service in South Dakota.

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