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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                    ETHANOL MARKETING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made and entered into this 5th day of March, 2002 by and
between Northern Lights, (hereinafter referred to as Owner), and Ethanol
Products, LLC having an address of 111 Ellis, Wichita, Kansas 67211 (hereinafter
referred to as Marketer).

                                    RECITALS:

     A)   The Owner would like to utilize the services of a Marketer to market
          fuel grade ethanol (hereinafter referred to as Ethanol) from its plant
          to be sited in South Dakota.

     B) Marketer is in the business of marketing Ethanol in the United States.

     C)   The parties entered into an Ethanol Marketing and Services Agreement
          (Agreement) dated November 2, 2000 and desire to modify the terms and
          conditions as set forth below.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

     1.   MARKETING RIGHTS. Owner gives Marketer exclusive rights to market all
          Ethanol produced from its ethanol plant in South Dakota.

     2.   TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this Agreement shall be five (5) years,
          beginning from the date fuel grade ethanol production commences at the
          facility. This Agreement renews automatically for additional five (5)
          year periods, at the end of the initial period and at the end of any
          subsequent five (5) year renewal period, unless terminated by either
          party. Either party may terminate this agreement at the end of the
          initial period or at the end of any five (5) year renewal period by
          giving to the other party ninety (90) days' written notice of
          termination prior to the end of the then current period. Within
          fifteen (15) days of receipt of written notice of termination by
          either party, Marketer will provide Owner with a quantity per month of
          Ethanol for up to one (1) year from termination that will be needed to
          fulfill sales contracts in existence at the time of termination and
          copies of said contracts. Owner agrees that all such existing
          contracts disclosed in the fifteen (15) day period will be fulfilled,
          and that the terms of this Agreement will remain in effect for all
          such Ethanol.

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     3.   MARKETING SERVICES PROVIDED. Marketer will provide to Owner the
          following marketing services:

          a.   MARKETING. Marketer will affect the sale of Owner's Ethanol at
               competitive market prices.
          b.   SCHEDULING AND DISTRIBUTION. Marketer will be responsible for
               scheduling all shipments of Owner's Ethanol. Marketer will
               provide to Owner a shipping order, and Owner will provide a
               combined shipping schedule as stated in Section 8 below.
          c.   LEASED STORAGE. If it is deemed necessary by Marketer to market
               Owner's Ethanol through storage facilities, Owner will pay all
               lease and throughput cost associated with such leases.
          d.   FREIGHT. When necessary to market Owner's Ethanol, Marketer will
               arrange for all freight and transportation services, including
               rail equipment, for shipment of Owner's Ethanol. Owner will pay
               all freight and transportation service costs.
          e.   CUSTOMER CREDITWORTHINESS. Marketer will make reasonable efforts
               to review the creditworthiness of Owner's Ethanol customers. As
               deemed necessary at Marketer's discretion, Marketer will obtain
               at its expense Credit Bureau reports or Dunn and Bradstreet
               reports for customers of Owner. Marketer will then recommend to
               Owner which, if any, accounts Marketer believes should be
               rejected. Owner will have the right to request and review the
               rejection recommendations and/or reports and notify Marketer in
               writing of any customers in addition to the recommendations of
               Marketer that should be rejected or accepted by Owner. Marketer
               will not sell Ethanol to any customer rejected by Owner or
               Marketer.
          f.   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. Marketer will make reasonable efforts to
               collect any past due accounts. However, Marketer shall not be
               required to initiate litigation to collect delinquent accounts.
               Marketer is authorized to turn over to collection agencies a
               delinquent account unless Owner determines that it will assume
               responsibility for collecting the account. Any collection agency
               fees resulting from the collections process will be borne by
               Owner. All accounts receivable losses arising from the marketing
               of Ethanol are the sole responsibility of Owner, however, there
               will be no marketing fee paid to Marketer on these receivable
               losses.
          g.   TITLE TO AND RISK OF LOSS. Title to and risk of loss shall pass
               from Owner directly to Owner's customer according to the
               provisions of each sales transaction.
          h.   TRANSACTION PROCESSING. Marketer will be responsible for
               invoicing all ethanol marketed, receiving payments from
               customers, and paying freight and/or storage when necessary.
               Owner will be

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               responsible for furnishing Marketer a report by 10:00 a.m. each
               workday of the previous day's shipments. Marketer will send to
               the customers invoices the same day as the report is received.
          i.   REMITTANCE OF PAYMENT. Each week a payment will be made to Owner
               for all Ethanol invoiced thirteen to nineteen (13-19) days prior
               to said date that has been paid by Owner's customer. This payment
               will be adjusted for all freight, transportation service, and
               storage cost as described above in this Section and the Fees
               stated in Section 5 of this Agreement, and when applicable, an
               adjustment for * * *

     4.   ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED. Marketer will provide to Owner the
          following Administrative Services:

          a.   DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. Marketer will be responsible for an
               on-going program to conduct carrier audits and will be
               responsible for carrier selection and dispatching, freight rate
               bundling and distribution optimization.
          b.   TRANSACTION PROCESSING. Marketer will be responsible for ethanol
               licensing, monitoring and state compliance reporting, state
               surety bonding, tax collection, remittance and reporting,
               purchase and sale acknowledgments, late payment collections, and
               electronic funds transfer services.
          c.   INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. Marketer will be responsible for monitoring
               future ethanol stock levels projected for Owner's plant to
               facilitate the marketing program established by Marketer.
          d.   PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE. Marketer will install and maintain a
               proprietary software system to handle linked transaction
               processing and necessary data access to ethanol marketing and
               sales information.
          e.   DENATURANT SUPPLY. Marketer has the exclusive right to supply
               denaturant to Owner's Ethanol plant in South Dakota subject to
               terms, conditions, and pricing as mutually agreed to by Marketer
               and Owner.

     5.   MARKETING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE FEE. The Marketing and
          Administrative Service Fee will be $0.0065/gallon of denatured Ethanol
          as produced by the Ethanol Plant.

     6.   MARKETER'S PURCHASE OF ETHANOL. Marketer may purchase for its own
          account all or a portion of Owner's Ethanol at a price to be agreed
          upon by the parties at the time of the purchase.

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     8.   REPORTING. Marketer will provide Owner with the following reports on a
          schedule described below during the term of this Agreement:
                Shipping Orders    -           Daily
                Market Information -           Weekly
                Sales Summary      -           Monthly

          Owner will provide Marketer with the following reports on a schedule
          described below during the term of this Agreement:

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                Daily Production -             Daily
                Combined Shipping Schedule -   Daily

          In addition to the aforementioned reports, Owner will timely inform
          Marketer of daily inventories, plant shutdowns, daily production
          projections, and any other information requested by Marketer in which
          to perform under this Agreement.

     9.   DISCONTINUATION OF PRODUCTION. In the event that Owner wishes to
          discontinue or reduce the production of Ethanol, Owner will notify
          Marketer one (1) year in advance of Owner's decision so that all
          contract commitments made by Marketer for Owner may be met. If less
          than one (1) year notice of discontinuance or reduction of production
          is provided to Marketer, or if unforeseen circumstances cause Owner to
          cease or reduce production at its plant, Owner grants to Marketer the
          power to buy in Ethanol short falls for the account of the Owner on
          any unfilled contracts, and that any associated losses will be
          reimbursed by Owner to Marketer.

     10.  LIABILITY. Owner recognizes that Marketer will be performing its
          duties hereunder as an undisclosed agent for and on behalf of Owner.
          Nevertheless, any and all liability related to the Ethanol, including
          but not limited to Ethanol quality and condition, the timely delivery
          of Ethanol, and the handling, transportation, storage and release of
          Ethanol into the environment, shall remain the sole responsibility of
          Owner, except to the extent provided in Section 12.

     11.  INDEMNIFICATION OF MARKETER. Owner shall indemnify, hold harmless and
          defend Marketer, and its officers, directors, employees and agents
          from and against any and all claims, actions, damages, liabilities and
          expenses, including but not limited to, attorney's and other
          professional fees, in connection with loss of life, personal injury
          and/or damage to property of third parties, arising from or out of
          Marketer's services provided under the terms and conditions of this
          Agreement, and for Owner's breach of this Agreement, the quality and
          condition of the Ethanol, the breach of any warranty or representation
          regarding the quality and condition of the Ethanol, the failure of the
          Owner to timely deliver Ethanol, and the handling, transportation,
          storage and release of Ethanol into the environment, except that Owner
          shall not indemnify, hold harmless and defend Marketer from (i) the
          negligent or intentional acts of Marketer and its officers, directors,
          employees and agents, (ii) any act beyond the scope of the Marketer's
          services to be rendered under the terms and conditions of this
          Agreement, (iii) any violation of laws, regulations, ordinances and/or
          court orders by Marketer.

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     12.  INDEMNIFICATION OF OWNER. Marketer shall indemnify, hold harmless and
          defend Owner, and its officers, employees and agents from and against
          any and all claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses,
          including, but not limited to, attorneys' and other professional fees,
          in connection with Marketer's breach of this agreement and, in
          connection with loss of life, personal injury and/or damage to
          property of third parties arising from or out of (i) the negligent or
          intentional acts of Marketer and its officers, directors, employees
          and agents, (ii) any act beyond the scope of Marketer's services to be
          rendered under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (iii)
          any violation of laws, regulations, ordinances and/or court orders by
          Marketer.

     13.  INSURANCE. Marketer will furnish Owner with an insurance certificate
          verifying that Marketer has liability insurance of $5MM.

     14.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT. This Agreement contains the entire
          Ethanol Marketing Agreement between the parties. No oral statements,
          representations or prior written matter not contained in this
          agreement shall have any effect regarding products marketing. This
          Agreement shall not be amended or modified in any manner except by a
          writing executed by both parties.

     15.  CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF AGREEMENT. Marketer and Owner agree to keep all
          sales, prices, inventory positions, and the details of this Agreement
          strictly confidential.

     16.  ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party,
          except to an affiliate controlled by or in control of said party,
          without the written consent of the other party.

     17.  GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed, construed and
          enforced under the laws of the State of South Dakota.

     18.  FORCE MAJEURE. Marketer shall not be liable to Owner for its failure
          to deliver services hereunder, and Owner shall not be liable to
          Marketer for its failure to produce ethanol, when such failure shall
          be due to the failure of processing equipment, fires, floods, storms,
          weather conditions, strikes, lock outs, other industrial disturbance,
          riots, legal interference, governmental action or regulation, acts of
          terrorism, acts of God or public enemy, or, without limitation by
          enumeration, any other cause beyond Marketer's or Owner's reasonable
          control; provided Marketer or Owner shall promptly and diligently take
          such action as may be necessary and

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          practicable under the then existing circumstances to remove the cause
          of failure and resume delivery of services or ethanol. The party
          seeking to invoke this provision shall provide notice within 48 hours
          or such other time as is reasonable under the circumstances. The party
          shall further notify the other party as to the time when the force
          majeure condition is no longer in effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the date and
year first above written.

                                        Northern Lights (Owner)

                                        By  /s/ Delton Strasser
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                                           Its President

                                        Ethanol Products, LLC (Marketer)

                                        By  /s/ Robert Casper
                                          --------------------------------------
                                           Its President

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

                      DDGS MARKETING AND SERVICES AGREEMENT

     This Agreement is made and entered into this 8th day of March, 2002 by and
between Northern Lights Ethanol, LLC (hereinafter referred to as "Company"), and
Broin Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Dakota Commodities having an address of 851
Washington Street, Scotland, South Dakota 57049 (hereinafter referred to as
"Marketer"),

RECITALS:

     A)   Company will produce Dry Distiller's Grain with Solubles, Modified Wet
          Distiller's Grain, Wet Distiller's Grain and Solubles (syrup)
          (collectively the "DDGS") at its plant in Grant County, South Dakota.

     B)   Company would like to utilize the services of a DDGS marketer to
          market DDGS from its plant to be sited in Grant County, South Dakota.

     C)   Marketer is in the business of marketing DDGS in the United States.

     D)   The parties desire to enter into and execute this Agreement for the
          purpose of setting forth agreed upon terms and conditions.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:

1.   MARKETING RIGHTS. Company gives Marketer exclusive rights to market all
     DDGS produced from its DDGS plant in Grant County, South Dakota.

2.   TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this agreement shall commence approximately
     three hundred and sixty five (365) days following the date the plant begins
     processing corn or sooner upon mutual consent of the parties. The term of
     this agreement shall continue for a minimum of five (5) years from the time
     the term begins or the plant begins operation, whichever is later. This
     agreement renews automatically for additional five (5) year periods, at the
     end of each five (5) year period, unless terminated by either party. At the
     end of each five (5) year period, either party may terminate this agreement
     by giving ninety (90) days notice of termination to the other party prior
     to the end of the then current term. Within fifteen (15) days of written
     notice of termination by the Company, Marketer will provide Company a
     quantity per month of DDGS for up to one (1) year from termination that
     will be needed to fulfill sales contracts in existence at the time of
     termination. Company agrees that all existing contracts disclosed in the
     fifteen (15) day period will be fulfilled, and that the terms of this
     agreement will remain in effect for all such DDGS.

3.   MARKETING SERVICES PROVIDED. Marketer will provide to Company the following
     marketing services:

     a.   MARKETING. Marketer will affect the sale of Company's DDGS at
          available market prices.

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     b.   SCHEDULING AND DISTRIBUTION. Marketer will be responsible for
          scheduling all shipments of Company's DDGS. Marketer will provide to
          Company a shipping order, and Company will provide a combined shipping
          schedule as stated in Section 5 below.
     c.   FREIGHT. When necessary to market Company's DDGS, Marketer will
          arrange freight for shipment of Company's DDGS. Company will pay all
          freight costs.
     d.   CUSTOMER CREDITWORTHINESS. Marketer will make reasonable efforts to
          review the creditworthiness of Company's DDGS customers. As deemed
          necessary at Marketer's discretion, Marketer will obtain at its
          expense credit bureau reports or Dunn and Bradstreet reports for
          customers of Company.
     e.   ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. All accounts receivable losses arising from the
          sale of DDGS are the sole responsibility of the Marketer.
     f.   TITLE TO AND RISK OF LOSS. Title to and risk of loss shall pass from
          Company directly to Company's customer according to the provision of
          each sale transaction.
     g.   TRANSACTION PROCESSING. Marketer will be responsible for invoicing all
          DDGS marketed, receiving payments from customers, and paying freight
          and/or storage when necessary. Company will be responsible for
          furnishing Marketer a report by 10:00 AM each workday of the previous
          day's shipments. Marketer will send to the customers invoices the same
          day as the report is received.
     h.   REMITTANCE OF PAYMENT. Each week a payment will be made to Company for
          all DDGS invoiced thirteen to nineteen (13-19) days prior to said date
          and that has been paid by Company's customers. This payment will be
          adjusted for freight and storage costs as described above in this
          Section and the Marketing Fee stated in Section 4 of this Agreement.

4.   MARKETING FEE. The Marketing Fee will be three percent (3%) of gross
     monthly DDGS sales, F.O.B. the plant site.

5.   REPORTING. Marketer will provide Company with the following reports on a
     schedule described below during the term of this Agreement:

          Shipping Orders -             Daily
          Market Information -          Weekly
          Sales Summary -               Monthly

     Company will provide Marketer with the following reports on a schedule
     described below during the term of this Agreement:

          Daily Production -            Daily
          Combined Shipping Schedule -  Daily

     In addition to the aforementioned reports, Company will timely inform
     Marketer of daily inventories, plant shutdowns, daily production
     projections, and any other information requested by Marketer in order for
     Marketer to perform under this Agreement. In the event of a planned
     shutdown (such as for boiler inspections, major anticipated repairs,

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     expansions) in excess of four hours, Company shall notify Marketer of the
     date and length of the planned shutdown at least two weeks prior to the
     planned shutdown.

6.   DISCONTINUATION OF PRODUCTION. In the event that Company wishes to
     discontinue or reduce the production of DDGS, Company will notify Marketer
     one year in advance of Company's decision so that all contract commitments
     made by Marketer for Company may be met. If less than one year notice of
     discontinuance or reduction of production is provided to Marketer, or if
     unforeseen circumstances cause Company to cease or reduce production at its
     plant, Company grants Marketer the power to buy in DDGS shortfalls for the
     account of the Company on any unfilled contacts, and any associates losses
     will be reimbursed by Company to Marketer.

7.   LIABILITY. Company recognizes that Marketer will be performing its duties
     hereunder as an undisclosed agent for and on behalf of Company.
     Nevertheless, and all liability related to the DDGS, including but not
     limited to DDGS quality and condition, the timely delivery of DDGS, and the
     handling, transportation, and storage, shall remain the sole responsibility
     of Company, except to the extent provided in Section 7.

8.   INDEMNIFICATION OF MARKETER. Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and
     defend Marketer, and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and
     against any and all claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses,
     including but not limited to attorney's and other professional fees, in
     connection with the loss of life, personal injury and/or damage to property
     of third parties, arising from or out of Marketer's services provided under
     the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for Company's breach of this
     Agreement, the quality and condition of the DDGS, the breach of any
     warranty or representation regarding the quality and condition of the DDGS,
     the failure of the Company to timely deliver DDGS, and the handling,
     transportation and storage, except that Company shall not indemnify, hold
     harmless and defend Marketer from (i) the negligent or intentional acts of
     Marketer and its officers, directors, employees and agents, (ii) any act
     beyond the scope of the Marketer's services to be rendered under the terms
     and conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) any violation of laws,
     regulations, ordinances and/or court orders by Marketer.

9.   INDEMNIFICATION OF COMPANY. Marketer shall indemnify, hold harmless and
     defend Company, and its officers, employees and agents from and against any
     and all claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses, including, but
     not limited to, attorneys' and other professional fees, in connection with
     Marketer's breach of this Agreement and, in connection with loss of life,
     personal injury and/or damage to property of third parties arising from or
     out of (i) the negligent or intentional acts of Marketer and its officers,
     directors, employees and agents, (ii) any act beyond the scope of
     Marketer's services to be rendered under the terms and conditions of this
     Agreement, and (iii) any violation of laws, regulations, ordinances and/or
     court orders by Marketer.

10.  INSURANCE. Marketer will furnish Company with an insurance certificate
     verifying that Marketer has commercial general liability insurance.

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11.  ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT. This Agreement contains the entire
     Agreement between the parties. No oral statements, representations or prior
     written matter not contained in this Agreement shall be binding upon the
     parties. This Agreement shall not be amended or modified in any manner
     except by a writing executed by both parties.

12.  CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF AGREEMENT. Marketer and Company agree to keep all
     sales, prices, inventory positions, and the details of this Agreement
     strictly confidential.

13.  ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement shall not be assigned by either party, except to
     an affiliate controlled by or in control of said party, without the written
     consent of the other party.

14.  GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed, construed and enforced
     under the laws of the State of South Dakota.

15.  FORCE MAJEURE. Marketer shall not be liable to Company for its failure to
     deliver services hereunder, and Company shall not be liable to Marketer for
     its failure to produce DDGS, when such failure shall be due to the failure
     of processing equipment, fires, floods, storms, weather conditions,
     strikes, lock outs, other industrial disturbance, riots, legal
     interference, governmental action or regulation, acts of terrorism, acts of
     God or public enemy, or, without limitation by enumeration, any other cause
     beyond Marketer's or Company's reasonable control; provided Marketer or
     Company shall promptly and diligently take such action as may be necessary
     and practicable under the then existing circumstances to remove the cause
     of failure and resume delivery of services or DDGS. The party seeking to
     invoke this provision shall provide notice within 48 hours or such other
     time as is reasonable under the circumstances. The party shall further
     notify the other party as to the time when the force majeure condition is
     no longer in effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date
and year first above written.

                                        Northern Lights Ethanol, LLC

                                        By:    /s/ Delton Strasser
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                                         Print:  Delton Strasser
                                         Its:    Chairman

                                        Broin Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Dakota
                                        Commodities

                                        By:   /s/ Jeffrey S. Broin
                                            ------------------------------------

                                        Its:  C.E.O.
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                        FIRST AMENDMENT TO DDGS MARKETING
                              AND SERVICE AGREEMENT

         This First Amendment to DDGS Marketing and Service Agreement (the
"First Amendment") is, for good and valuable consideration, entered into by and
between Northern Lights Ethanol, LLC (the "Company") and Broin Enterprises, Inc.
d/b/a/ Dakota Commodities (hereinafter referred to as "Marketer").

                                    RECITALS

A. The parties entered into a DDGS Marketing and Service Agreement dated the 8th
of March, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement"), relating to the
marketing of Dry Distiller's Grain with Solubles, Modified Wet Distiller's
Grain, Wet Distiller's Grain and Solubles (collectively the "DDGS") from the
ethanol plant located in Grant County, South Dakota.

B. The term of the Agreement, and all services related thereto, were to commence
either 365 days following the date the ethanol plant began processing corn, or
earlier, upon mutual consent of the parties.

C. The Company and Marketer have mutually agreed to commence the term of this
Agreement sooner than 365 days following the date the ethanol plant begins
processing corn, and agree to commence the term of the Agreement on the date
indicated below.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree that such Agreement may be amended to
read as follows:

         Section Two (2), first sentence, page 1, of the Agreement shall read as
follows:

                  The term of this agreement shall commence on May 10, 2002.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as of
the date written below.

                                                 NORTHERN LIGHTS ETHANOL, LLC

                                                 By:  /s/ Delton Strasser
                                                 Its:  Chairman

                                                 BROIN ENTERPRISES, INC.

                                                 By:  /s/ Garret Gall
                                                 Its:  General Manager

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