EX-24 7 n81822a1exv24.txt POWERS OF ATTORNEY EXHIBIT 24 CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 25th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Mark Chenoweth ------------------- Print Name: Mark Chenoweth ACS Stores, LLC America's Country Stores, LLC America's Country Stores Holdings, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Mike Doyle --------------- Print Name: Mike Doyle ACS Stores, LLC America's Country Stores, LLC America's Country Stores Holdings, LLC PMI Agriculture, LLC PMI Nutrition International, LLC PMI Nutrition, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Robert DeGregorio --------------------- Print Name: Mark Chenoweth ACS Stores, LLC AG2AG, LLC America's Country Stores Holdings, LLC Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC Nutra-Blend, LLC PMI Agriculture, LLC PMI Nutrition International, LLC PMI Nutrition, LLC Purina Mills, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 26th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Thomas Verdoorn ------------------- Print Name: Thomas Verdoorn Advanced Business Concepts International, LLC Land O'Lakes International Development Corporation CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 17th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Peter Simonse ----------------- Print Name: Peter Simonse Advanced Business Concepts International, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Christopher Policinski -------------------------- Print Name: Christopher Policinski Advanced Business Concepts International, LLC Northwest Food Products Company, Inc. Land O'Lakes International Development Corporation CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 17th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Mark Wilberts ----------------- Print Name: Mark Wilberts AG2AG, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Duane Halverson ------------------- Print Name: Duane Halverson AG2AG, LLC Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC LOL Holdings II, Inc. Research Seeds, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Gary Swoverland ------------------- Print Name: Gary Swoverland Agricultural Indemnity Insurance Company CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 29th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Jeff Price -------------- Print Name: Jeff Price Agricultural Indemnity Insurance Company CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 26th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Chris Varin --------------- Print Name: Chris Varin Agricultural Indemnity Insurance Company CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 26th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Sharon Hoerth ----------------- Print Name: Sharon Hoerth Alliance Milk Products, LLC Milk Products, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 23rd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Frank Goode --------------- Print Name: Frank Goode Alliance Milk Products, LLC Milk Products, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Paul Siler -------------- Print Name: Paul Siler Alliance Milk Products, LLC Milk Products, LLC Nutra-Blend, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 25th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Rick Bowen -------------- Print Name: Rick Bowen Alliance Milk Products, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 24th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Richard Poeppel ------------------- Print Name: Richard Poeppel Alliance Milk Products, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 2nd day of April, 2004. Signature: /s/ Jerry Booren ---------------- Print Name: Jerry Booren Diamond Cross, LLC Golden State Feeds, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Carol Kitchen ----------------- Print Name: Carol Kitchen Diamond Cross, LLC Golden State Feeds, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Paul Cameron ---------------- Print Name: Paul Cameron Diamond Cross, LLC Golden State Feeds, LLC Thomas Products, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Maurie Cashman ------------------ Print Name: Maurie Cashman FMR, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 17th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Pete Petersen ----------------- Print Name: Pete Petersen FMR, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 17th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Jim Wahrenbrock ------------------- Print Name: Jim Wahrenbrock FMR, Inc. Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 27th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Mark McCaslin ----------------- Print Name: Mark McCaslin Forage Genetics, Inc. Research Seeds, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 16th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Peter Janzen ---------------- Print Name: Peter Janzen Forage Genetics, Inc. L.L. Olds Seed Company Michigan State Seed Company Seed Research, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Fernando Palacios --------------------- Print Name: Fernando Palacios Golden Valley Dairy Products CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Alan Pierson ---------------- Print Name: Alan Pierson Golden Valley Dairy Products CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 25th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Robert Brown ---------------- Print Name: Robert Brown Golden Valley Dairy Products CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 25th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Dave Seehusen ----------------- Print Name: Dave Seehusen L.L. Olds Seed Company Research Seeds, Inc. Seed Research, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Robert Terry ---------------- Print Name: Robert Terry Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Steve Rhodes ---------------- Print Name: Steve Rhodes Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ John Gherty --------------- Print Name: John Gherty Land O'Lakes Holdings, Inc. Land O'Lakes International Development Corporation North Coast Fertilizer II, Inc. Realty LOL, Inc. Research Seeds, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 5th day of April, 2004. Signature: /s/ Brian Roesler ----------------- Print Name: Brian Roesler LOL Power, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 26th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Don Berg ------------ Print Name: Don Berg Northwest Food Products Company, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Paul Delperdang ------------------- Print Name: Paul Delperdang Northwest Food Products Company, Inc. Northwest Food Products Transportation, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Jim Sleper -------------- Print Name: Jim Sleper Northwest Food Products Transportation, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 17th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Jim Hahn ------------ Print Name: Jim Hahn Northwest Food Products Transportation, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 18th day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Mike Osborne ---------------- Print Name: Mike Osborne Nutra-Blend, LLC Thomas Products, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ David Hoogmoed ------------------ Print Name: David Hoogmoed PMI Agriculture, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 31st day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Glenn Shields ----------------- Print Name: Glenn Shields PMI Agriculture, LLC PMI Nutrition International, LLC PMI Nutrition, LLC CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 31st day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ Mike Robinson ----------------- Print Name: Mike Robinson Seed Research, Inc. CERTAIN DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF LAND O'LAKES, INC. Power of Attorney of Director and/or Officer The undersigned director and/or officer of certain direct/indirect subsidiaries of Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc. 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 Land O'Lakes, Inc., 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 22nd day of March, 2004. Signature: /s/ John Peters --------------- Print Name: John Peters Thomas Products, LLC 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 16th day of June, 2004. Signature: /s/ Thomas Wakefield -------------------- Print Name: Thomas Wakefield