PAGE 1 EXHIBIT 24--POWERS OF ATTORNEY ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 10th day of March, 1995. /s/ D. O. Andreas D. O. Andreas 1 PAGE 2 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 10th day of March, 1995. /s/ M. D. Andreas M. D. Andreas 2 PAGE 3 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 13th day of March, 1995. /s/ L. W. Andreas L. W. Andreas 3 PAGE 4 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 10th day of March, 1995. /s. M. L. Andreas M. L. Andreas 4 PAGE 5 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 11th day of March, 1995. /s/ Shreve M. Archer, Jr. Shreve M. Archer, Jr. 5 PAGE 6 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 14th day of March, 1995. /s/ Ralph Bruce Ralph Bruce 6 PAGE 7 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 10th day of March, 1995. /s/ Howard Buffett Howard Buffett 7 PAGE 8 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 13th day of March, 1995. /s/ John H. Daniels John H. Daniels 8 PAGE 9 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 14th day of March, 1995. /s/ Ray A. Goldberg Ray A. Goldberg 9 PAGE 10 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 13th day of March, 1995. /s/ H.D. Hale H. D. Hale 10 PAGE 11 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 15th day of March, 1995. /s/ F. Ross Johnson F. Ross Johnson 11 PAGE 12 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 10th day of March, 1995. /s/J. R. Randall J. R. Randall 12 PAGE 13 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 24th day of March, 1995. /s/ Margaretta F. Rockefeller Margaretta F. Rockefeller 13 PAGE 14 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 13th day of March, 1995. /s/ Robert S. Strauss Robert S. Strauss 14 PAGE 15 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 13th day of March, 1995. /s/ J. K. Vanier J. K. Vanier 15 PAGE 16 ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, does hereby make, constitute and appoint R. P. REISING, D. J. SCHMALZ, and D. J. SMITH, and each or any one of them, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign and affix the undersigned's name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration Statements, on Form S-8 or other applicable form, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by said Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of shares of Common Stock of said Company proposed to be issued in connection with the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and/or the ADM Savings and Investment Plan for Hourly Employees, and to all amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly granted. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set the undersigned's hand this 11th day of March, 1995. /s/ O. Glenn Webb O. Glenn Webb 16