### Exhibit 24

 

## POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

 

**        KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS**,that each person whose name appears below constitutes and appoints Robert W. Schuller andSteven R. Rhodes, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, withfull power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead,in any and all capacities, to sign any and all Farmland Industries, Inc.'s 2002 annualreports prepared, pursuant to Sections 13 or  15d of the Securities Act of 1934, (including any amendments thereto), and file the same, with all exhibits thereto andother 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 performeach and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises,as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifyingand confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or his substituteor substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

       This Power of Attorney may be executed inmultiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken togethershall constitute one instrument.

 

| Signature
Title
Date
/s/   HARRY    FEHRENBACHER
Chairman of the Board
October 23, 2002
Harry Fehrenbacher
and Director
/s/   JODY    BENZER
Vice Chairman of Board,
October 23, 2002
Jody Benzer
Vice President and Director
/s/   LYMAN    L. ADAMS, JR.
Director
October 23, 2002
Lyman L. Adams, Jr.
/s/   RONALD    J. AMUNDSON
Director
October 23, 2002
Ronald J. Amundson
/s/   BAXTER    ANKERSTJERNE
Director
October 23, 2002
Baxter Ankerstjerne
/s/   DONALD    ANTHONY
Director
October 23, 2002
Donald Anthony
/s/   LARRY    DAHLSTEN
Director
October 23, 2002
Larry Dahlsten
/s/   STEVEN    ERDMAN
Director
October 23, 2002
Steven Erdman
/s/   THOMAS    H. GIST
Director
October 23, 2002
Thomas H. Gist
/s/   BEN    GRIFFITH
Director
October 23, 2002
Ben Griffith
/s/   BARRY    JENSEN
Director
October 23, 2002
Barry Jensen
/s/   RON    JURGENS
Director
October 23, 2002
Ron Jurgens
/s/   DOUGLAS    KUHLMAN
Director
October 23, 2002
Douglas Kuhlman
/s/   WILLIAM    F. KUHLMAN
Director
October 23, 2002
William F. Kuhlman
/s/   GREG    PFENNING
Director
October 23, 2002
Greg Pfenning
/s/   MONTE    ROMOHR
Director
October 23, 2002
Monte Romohr
/s/   JOE    ROYSTER
Director
October 23, 2002
Joe Royster
                                                       
Director
                                   
Larry Shriver
/s/   E. KENT    STAMPER
Director
October 23, 2002
E. Kent Stamper
/s/   ELI F.    VAUGHN
Director
October 23, 2002
Eli F. Vaughn
/s/   FRANK    WILSON
Director
October 23, 2002
Frank Wilson
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