July 6, 2004 Horizon Organic Executive Joins Dakota Beef!
	July 1, 2004 Dakota Beef in USA Today!
	June 25, 2004 Meat processing plant hopes to be open before August
	May 10, 2004 Exec transfers his skill to organic beef startup
	May 5, 2004 Organic Takes Center Stage In Chicago New Organic Meat, Low-Carb & Convenience Foods Premier at All Things Organic™
	May 5, 2004 New products whittle away the carbs
	April 28, 2004 Dakota Beef commits to Heifer International as Corporate Sponsor
	March 12, 2004 Dakota Beef Announces the Appointment of Steve Lavey as Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer   Full Text Below
	March 1, 2004 Dakota Beef Signs with Hain Celestial for Organic Baby Food Line
	December 30, 2003 Massachusetts Architect to Design Organic Feed Facility
	December 27, 2003 Dakota Beef responds to Mad Cow Crisis
	October 14, 2003 The acquisition of the company’s first of three planned processing facilities in Howard, South Dakota.
	June 27, 2003 Dakota Beef Applauds McDonald's Antibiotic Reduction Policy
	May 26. 2003 No BSE found in organic livestock production.
	May 21, 2003 Dakota Beef Supports Efforts to Contain Mad Cow Disease in Canada
	May 15, 2003 Dakota Beef Goes Global to Encourage Domestic Organic Beef Production.

Dakota Beef Announces the Appointment of Steve Lavey as Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officer

CHICAGO, IL., Mar 12 - PRNewswire - Dakota Beef LLC, the country's largest vertically-integrated organic beef company, announced the appointment of Steve Lavey as the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lavey brings more than 20 years experience in senior financial management in both private and publicly-held companies.

Mr. Lavey joins Dakota Beef as an officer and owner from Northlight Partners LLC, a successful operations and strategy consulting firm where he served as President and CEO. He most recently co-founded and served as Executive Vice President-CFO and Managing Director for The Envestnet Group, Inc., a successful high-growth VC-backed financial services firm in the asset management sector. He spearheaded the completion of more than $43 million in growth capital financing and an acquisition during his stint there. Prior to that, he served on the Board of Directors and was the Chief Financial Officer for American Disposal Services, a $240 million, fast-growing, publicly traded consolidator in the waste services industry that made more than 100 acquisitions and was acquired by Allied Waste Industries. Mr. Lavey has also held financial positions with Bank of America and an international accounting firm. He received an MBA in corporate finance and strategy from the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business and has an undergraduate degree in economics and accounting from the University of Michigan.

"I am excited to join Scott and the Dakota Beef team in building a world-class organic beef operation committed to partnering with retailers to meet the growing consumer demand for healthier beef alternatives". said Lavey. "With its leading industry position, I believe Dakota Beef is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the 20+ percent annual growth in organics, and look forward to leveraging our infrastructure as we move to the next stage of the company's growth".

"We are fortunate to add another highly skilled and accomplished senior executive like Steve to our management team," said Scott Lively, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He stated, "Steve's broad financial experience, particularly in building and managing high-growth public and private companies, will be an invaluable asset as we focus on further growth of our organic beef business and expansion of our national operations. I look forward to working closely with him to achieve our long-term strategic, operational and financial goals as we meet the needs of our customers."

About Dakota Beef
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with operations in South Dakota, Dakota Beef is the largest vertically-integrated organic beef company in the country, producing private label certified organic beef for both national retailers and branded food companies. The company was founded in 2000 based on an idea that a successful organic beef company could be built on the foundation of high quality organic beef products, high levels of customer service and a sustainable agriculture business model. The company only sells certified organic beef products. Its cattle are never administered antibiotics or growth-promoting hormones, and are fed a strict vegetarian diet that never contains any animal by-products. Dakota Beef's breeding stock is 100% pure beef cattle and the company never uses Holstein or dairy cattle. For more information, please visit the Dakota Beef Company website at www.dakotabeefcompany.com

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