<Page> EXHIBIT 23.1 [Letterhead of Eide Bailly LLP] CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR We hereby consent to the inclusion, in Form SB-2, of our audit report on the financial statements of East Kansas Agri-Energy, L.L.C. as of and for the periods ended December 31, 2003, as part of East Kansas Agri-Energy, L.L.C.'s Registration Statement on Form SB-2, and to the reference to our firm therein. /s/ Eide Bailly LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota December 16, 2004