POWER OF ATTORNEY
I hereby constitute and appoint each of Brian D. Johnson, James N.
Sheehan, Lisa A. Smith and Sue C. McRaith my true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full
powers of substitution, to:
1.       execute for and on my behalf, in my capacity as an
officer and/or director of Hormel Foods Corporation (the
"Company"), Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules promulgated thereunder;
2.         do and perform any and all acts for and on my behalf
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form ID, 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority; and
3.       take any other action of any type whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in my best interest of,
or legally required by my, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.
I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the
exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully
to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally
present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-
in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  I hereby
acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at my request, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until I am no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with
respect to my holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by me in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if any such attorney-in-fact hereafter ceases to
be an employee of the Company, this Power of Attorney shall be
automatically revoked solely as to such individual, immediately
upon such cessation, without any further action on my part.
I hereby revoke all previous Powers of Attorney that have been
granted by me in connection with my reporting obligations under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to my holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of April 29, 2016.


/s/ Gary L. Jamison
Name:  Gary L. Jamison