Alvin Smucker PhD, MSU: Sandy soils that traditionally haven’t been ideal for growing crops may become bountiful farmland with new water-retaining technology. Technology that could improve global food production, particularly in areas with sandy soils.

The crew discuss dictionary.com adding over 300 new words: deadass, hellscape and petfluencer, to name a few.

03/03/23 Jeff, Kristin, and Mark review the early morning news to start your day.

03/02/23 Jeff, Kristin, and Mark highlight the news of the morning.

Jeff, Kristin, & Mark discuss how Domino's pizza is sounding the alarm on delivery price fatigue. Fees combined with price increases are weighing on food delivery orders.

Annalise Frank, Axios, As some companies decide to bring workers back to the office, Detroit expects it will lose less income tax revenue moving forward.

03/01/23 Jeff, Kristin, and Mark highlight the early morning news.

Matt Miller, MLive, Michigan's most recent fourth grade reading scores among the lowest in the nation, addressing a condition that likely affects 20 percent of the population should be low-hanging fruit.

Dietitians and doctors who advocate giving children more freedom over what they eat including, at times, high-sugar, high-fat and highly processed foods. The approach helps children develop healthy dietary habits and protect against disordered eating—or dysfunctional eating behaviors—which affects more than 20% of children globally, according to a recent meta-analysis in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

Garret Ellison, MLive, explains the a long-running battle to stop a gold mine under development within part of the proposed site boundary of an ancient indigenous burial mound near the banks of the Menominee River.