EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, David H. Roche, certify that:

|1. |  | I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative;
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|2. |  | Based
on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report;
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|3. |  | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of,
and for, the periods presented in this annual report;
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|4. |  | The
Companys other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e)) for the Company and have:
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| | a) |  | designed
such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information
relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which
this annual report is being prepared;
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| | b) |  | evaluated
the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and
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| | c) |  | disclosed
in this report any change in our internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter (fourth fiscal quarter) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal
control over financial reporting; and
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|5. |  | the
Companys other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to our auditors
and to the audit committee of our board of directors:
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| | a) |  | all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect our ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
information; and
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| | b) |  | any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial
reporting.
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