Exhibit 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints H.D. Cleberg and John F. Berardi, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all Farmland Industries, Inc.'s Registration Statements and annual reports pursuant to Sections 13 or 15d of the Securities Act of 1934, including any amendments to such registration statements and reports and file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Signature Title Date ALBERT J. SHIVLEY Chairman of Board, October 19, 1994 Albert J. Shivley Director OTIS H. MOLZ Vice Chairman of Board, October 19, 1994 Otis H. Molz Director LYMAN ADAMS Director October 19, 1994 Lyman Adams RONALD J. AMUNDSON Director October 19, 1994 Ronald J. Amundson BAXTER ANKERSTJERNE Director October 19, 1994 Baxter Ankerstjerne JODY BEZNER Director October 19, 1994 Jody Bezner RICHARD L. DETTEN Director October 19, 1994 Richard L. Detten STEVEN ERDMAN Director October 19, 1994 Steven Erdman WARREN GERDES Director October 19, 1994 Warren Gerdes BEN GRIFFITH Director October 19, 1994 Ben Griffith GAIL D. HALL Director October 19, 1994 Gail D. Hall BARRY JENSEN Director October 19, 1994 Barry Jensen ROBERT MERKLE Director October 19, 1994 Robert Merkle GREG PFENNING Director October 19, 1994 Greg Pfenning VONN RICHARDSON Director October 19, 1994 Vonn Richardson MONTE ROMOHR Director October 19, 1994 Monte Romohr JOE ROYSTER Director October 19, 1994 Joe Royster PAUL RUEDINGER Director October 19, 1994 Paul Ruedinger RAYMOND J. SCHMITZ Director October 19, 1994 Raymond J. Schmitz THEODORE J. WEHRBEIN Director October 19, 1994 Theodore J. Wehrbein ROBERT ZINKULA Director October 19, 1994 Robert Zinkula