Blue Valley Ban (BVBC) S-1/A IPO registration (amended)

                                                                    Exhibit 23.1


BKD LLP

                       Consent of Independent Registered
                             Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the  inclusion in this  Registration  Statement on Form S-1 of our
report  dated  March  25,  2008,  on our  audit  of the  consolidated  financial
statements of Blue Valley Ban Corp. We also consent to the reference to our Firm
under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus.

                                                        /s/ BKD, LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
November 10, 2008