[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16699]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING DEL TINSLEY

  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, it gives me great pleasure to recognize 
the accomplishments of Del Tinsley; the 2008 inductee into the Wyoming 
Agricultural Hall of Fame.
  Del's fascination with agriculture began as a small boy. He spent his 
summers helping ranchers in the community of Guernsey, WY. As the 
director of the Wyoming Office of USDA Rural Development, Del's 
enthusiasm for agriculture has become a lifelong career dedicated to 
Wyoming's farmers and ranchers.
  Del's boyhood summers on the ranch soon developed into a successful 
tenure selling advertising for the Wyoming Stockman-Farmer. In 1990, 
Del went to work building the newly established Wyoming Livestock 
Roundup from a little known publication to the must-have newspaper for 
every major implement dealer and livestock auction in the State.
  As director of the Rural Development office of the USDA, Del has 
successfully encouraged renewable energy development and business 
diversification within Wyoming's agricultural industry.
  Over the years, Del has been a voice of wisdom for Wyoming's farming 
and ranching communities.
  I am pleased to honor Mr. Del Tinsley on the Senate floor today. Del 
is a true steward of the land. Del continues to uphold the Wyoming 
heritage of farming and ranching.

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