Domestic pig

For years, wild pigs have been increasing in number and have taken residence in seventeen states across the country. Some people like to hunt them for game, but others are upset about the ecological and property damage they’re causing. From California, Clay Scott reports.

Commentator Verlyn Klinkenborg, who writes about “The Rural Life” for the New York Times contemplates the arrival two piglets that he hopes to raise for slaughter and what it all means for his relationship with the land.

Animal manure on industrial farms can wreak environmental havoc. At the University of Guelph in Ontario, microbiologist Cecil Forsberg has found a solution to the problem. He genetically modified pigs to produce low-phosphorous manure.