POWER OF ATTORNEY



 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints Scott Stofferahn, Kimberly A. Lowe and Daniel C. Mott, each of

them signing individually, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:



1. Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Initial Statements of

Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Statements of Changes of

Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 4 and Annual Statements of

Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 5, for the purpose of reporting

transactions by the undersigned in securities issued by Golden Growers

Cooperative in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



2. Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such

Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing thereof with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any other applicable governmental or

regulatory authority; and



3. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit

to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it

being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-

fact may approve in his discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as

such attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full

power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully

do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights

and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the

undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to

the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by

Golden Growers Cooperative, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a

signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of

Attorney as of this 29th day of March, 2013.



       /s/ Brett Johnson