Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of John D. Johnson, John Schmitz and David Kastelic his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to each act without the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, relating to the CHS Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed on the 8th day of December, 2004, by the following persons:
| Signature | Title | |
| /s/ John D. Johnson | President and Chief Executive Officer | |
John D. Johnson | (principal executive officer) | |
| /s/ John Schmitz | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
John Schmitz | (principal financial officer) | |
| /s/ Jodell Heller | Vice President and Controller | |
Jodell Heller | (principal accounting officer) | |
/s/ Michael Toelle Michael Toelle | Chairman of the Board of Directors | |
/s/ Bruce Anderson Bruce Anderson | Director | |
/s/ Robert Bass Robert Bass | Director | |
/s/ David Bielenberg David Bielenberg | Director | |
/s/ Dennis Carlson Dennis Carlson | Director |
| Signature | Title | |
/s/ Curt Eischens Curt Eischens | Director | |
/s/ Robert Elliott | Director | |
| Robert Elliott | ||
/s/ Steve Fritel Steve Fritel | Director | |
/s/ Robert Grabarski | Director | |
| Robert Grabarski | ||
/s/ Jerry Hasnedl | Director | |
| Jerry Hasnedl | ||
/s/ Glen Keppy | Director | |
| Glen Keppy | ||
/s/ James Kile | Director | |
| James Kile | ||
/s/ Randy Knecht | Director | |
| Randy Knecht | ||
/s/ Michael Mulcahey | Director | |
| Michael Mulcahey | ||
/s/ Richard Owen | Director | |
| Richard Owen | ||
/s/ Duane Stenzel | Director | |
| Duane Stenzel | ||
/s/ Merlin Van Walleghen | Director | |
| Merlin Van Walleghen |