UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October 20~~September 28, ~~2003~~ 2004

BADGER STATE ETHANOL, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	333-50568	39-1996522
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

820 West 17^th Street Monroe, WI		53566
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (608) 329-3900

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last year)

~~Item~~Check ~~5. Other~~the ~~Events~~appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

~~Badger~~o Written ~~State~~communications ~~Ethanol,~~pursuant ~~LLC is filing as Exhibit 99.1~~ to ~~this~~Rule ~~Form~~425 ~~8-K its~~under ~~Newsletter~~the ~~dated~~Securities ~~September~~Act 1,(17 ~~2003~~CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Badger State Ethanol, LLC is filing as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K its September 2004 Newsletter.

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BADGER STATE ETHANOL, LLC


	By:	/s/ Gary L. Kramer
		Gary L. Kramer
		President and General Manager

Date: September ~~October 20~~28, ~~2003~~ 2004

~~EXHIBIT~~ITEM 9.01 ~~INDEX~~ EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1 September 2004 Newsletter

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