EXHIBIT 3.5

                            CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION
                                       OF
                             VERASUN FORT DODGE, LLC

     1. The name of the limited liability company is VERASUN FORT DODGE, LLC.

     2. The address of the limited liability company's registered office in the
State of Delaware, County of New Castle, is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington,
Delaware 19801 and the name of its registered agent at such address is The
Corporation Trust Company.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned organizer has executed this Certificate
of Formation on October 17, 2003.


                                        /s/ Margaret B. Kushner
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                                        Margaret B. Kushner, Organizer