EXHIBIT 24.1
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Stan Gomes
Print Name: Stan Gomes
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Charles E. Schilling
Print Name: Charles E. Schilling
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Charles R. Lindner
Print Name: Charles R. Lindner
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Connie L. Cihak
Print Name: Connie L. Cihak
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Dayton Merrell
Print Name: Dayton Merrell
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 21st day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Doug Reimer
Print Name: Doug Reimer
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Gordon B. Hoover
Print Name: Gordon B. Hoover
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/James S. Sunde
Print Name: James S. Sunde
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Jim D. Fife
Print Name: Jim D. Fife
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/John R. Long
Print Name: John R. Long
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Kenneth Schoenberg
Print Name: Kenneth Schoenberg
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Larry E. Wojchik
Print Name: Larry E. Wojchik
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Laura Stacy
Print Name: Laura Stacy
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/ Lynn Boadwine
Print Name: Lynn Boadwine
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Manuel Maciel, Jr.
Print Name: Manuel Maciel, Jr.
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Marlin Rasmussen
Print Name: Marlin Rasmussen
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Peter J. Kappelman
Print Name: Peter J. Kappelman
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Robert A. Winner
Print Name: Robert A. Winner
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Ronnie Mohr
Print Name: Ronnie Mohr
LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Power of Attorney
of Director and/or Officer
The undersigned director and/or officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a
Minnesota cooperative corporation, does hereby make, constitute, and appoint
John E. Gherty and Daniel Knutson, and each or any of them, the undersigned's
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, 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 Corporation to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or other applicable
form, and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto,
and all registration statements for the same offering that are to be effective
upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act") to be filed by said Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, D.C. in connection with the registration under the Act
of securities proposed to be exchanged for securities issued privately by said
Corporation, and file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting
documents pertaining to the registration of the securities covered thereby, with
said Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each or
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary or incidental to the performance and execution of
the powers herein expressly granted, to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or either or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this power of attorney
this 19th day of February, 2002.
Signature: /s/Art Perdue
Print Name: Art Perdue