Exhibit 24.2


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, do hereby appoint
Gary Kuester, or Jack G. Frahm, or either of them, attorney for me and in my
name and on my behalf to sign the Registration Statement on Form SB-1 of HUSKER
AG PROCESSING, LLC, and any amendment or supplement thereto, to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 with
respect to the registration of the membership units of Husker Ag Processing, LLC
and generally to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the premises
as fully and effectually in all respects as I could do if personally present.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of April,
2001.



                                       /s/  J. Alex Thramer
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                                       J. Alex Thramer



STATE OF NEBRASKA                      )
                                       )        ss.
COUNTY OF PIERCE                       )


         On this 2nd day of April, 2001, before me, a Notary Public qualified
for said County, personally came J. Alex Thramer, known to me to be the
identical person who signed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the
execution thereof to be his voluntary act and deed.




                                       /s/  Linda Demerath
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                                       My commission expires:

                                       2-25-04