POWER OFATTORNEY

        **KNOWALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS**, that each person whose name appears belowconstitutes and appoints Robert B. Terry and John F. Berardi, and each of them,his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power ofsubstitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, inany and all capacities, to sign any and all Farmland Industries, Inc.‘s20002000 annual reports prepared, pursuant to Sections 13 or 15d of theSecurities Act of 1934, (including any amendments thereto), and file the same,with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact andagents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thingrequisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to allintents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying andconfirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or hissubstitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. 

        ThisPower of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shallbe deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument. 

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           s/s  ALBERT J. SHIVLEY               Chairman of Board            October 25, 2000
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              Albert J. Shivley                   and Director

              s/s  JODY BEZNER               Vice Chairman of Board          October 25, 2000
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                 Jody Bezner                      and Director

          s/s  LYMAN L. ADAMS, JR.                  Director                 October 25, 2000
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             Lyman L. Adams, Jr.

           s/s  RONALD J. AMUNDSON                  Director                 October 25, 2000
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             Ronald J. Amundson

          s/s  BAXTER ANKERSTJERNE                  Director                 October 25, 2000
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             Baxter Ankerstjerne

             s/s  STEVEN ERDMAN                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Steven Erdman

           s/s  HARRY FEHRENBACHER                  Director                 October 25, 2000
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             Harry Fehrenbacher

              s/s MARTIE FLOYD                      Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Martie Floyd

              s/s  DONALD GALES                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Donald Gales

             s/s  WARREN GERDES                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Warren Gerdes

             s/s  THOMAS H. GIST                    Director                 October 25, 2000
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               Thomas H. Gist

              s/s  BEN GRIFFITH                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Ben Griffith

              s/s  GAIL D. HALL                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Gail D. Hall

                                                    Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Barry Jensen

              s/s  RON JURGENS                      Director                 October 25, 2000
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                 Ron Jurgens

           s/s  WILLIAM F. KUHLMAN                  Director                 October 25, 2000
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             William F. Kuhlman

             s/s  GREG PFENNING                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Greg Pfenning

              s/s  MONTE ROMOHR                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Monte Romohr

              s/s  JOE ROYSTER                      Director                 October 25, 2000
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                 Joe Royster

            s/s  E. KENT STAMPER                    Director                 October 25, 2000
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               E. Kent Stamper

             s/s  ELI F. VAUGHN                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Eli F. Vaughn

              s/s  FRANK WILSON                     Director                 October 25, 2000
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                Frank Wilson
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