Exhibit 24.3

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, do hereby appoint
Mark L. Jagels, Michael Schardt or Pamela Maynard or any of them, attorney for
me and in my name and on my behalf to sign the Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 of OREGON TRAIL ETHANOL COALITION, L.L.C., 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 Oregon Trail Ethanol Coalition, L.L.C. 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 25th day of July,
2002.

                                                /s/ Kent D. Hummel
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                                                Kent Hummel

STATE OF NEBRASKA             )
                              )        ss.
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON           )


         On this 25 day of July, 2002, before me, a Notary Public qualified for
said County, personally came Kent Hummel, 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.

              [STAMP]                           /s/ Elinor Krause
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Notary Public
                                                My Commission expires:


                                                   June 15, 2004