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):  July 5, 2013

Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Minnesota

(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)

(507) 793-0077

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

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Items under Sections 1 through 4 and 6 through 8 are not applicable and therefore omitted.

Effective July 8, 2013, Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC (the “Company”) entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with CFO Systems, LLC (“CFO Systems”).  A copy of the Letter Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1

Under the Letter Agreement, CFO Systems will provide financial and consulting services to the Company typical of the those needed for the CFO role at a rate of $150 per hour of CFO time and $75 per hour of staff time.  Either party may terminate the Letter Agreement upon 30 days’ written notice.  The Company made a deposit of $3,000 to be applied against future invoices under the Letter Agreement.

In connection with the Letter Agreement, Neal Greenberg, age 58, agreed to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer effective July 8, 2013. Michael L. Mattison resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer on July 5, 2013.

Mr. Greenberg has been a director of CFO Systems since July 2012.  Prior to joining CFO Systems, he served as the Director of Operations of MedWellRx from August 2011 to June 2012, served as the Controller of Jet Linx, LLC from July 2010 to August 2011, and was the Director of Financial Reporting as a full-time consultant for American Gramaphone from July 2003 to July 2010.  Mr. Greenberg has more than 30 years of financial and operations experience specializing in the manufacturing, healthcare, communications and advertising industries.  Through CFO Systems, he works closely with clients to improve operational efficiency, develop strategic plans, improve balance sheet management and strengthen board relations.  Mr. Greenberg’s experience with other ethanol facilities includes SEC XBRL tagging, management of the Form 10-Q and Form 10-K filing process, building a forecast model, and refining the management financial reporting process.

The foregoing summary of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Letter Agreement, which is attached hereto as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

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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.

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