Gave him back to the dirt from which he came. Earlier his family and neighbors walk by, Looking at memories of a simple man's life. A table of photos, toy tractors and cards, Telling the story of life on the

ALBIA --- Paul Belzer has seen farmers being busy this spring.

It's one thing to hear Northeast Iowa farmer Mark Mueller talk about the saturated conditions that are idling planters in much of the state when fields should be bustling.

POSTVILLE --- Immigration officials raided the Agriprocessors Inc. meat processing plant in Postville on Monday, arresting as many as 300 people.