Agricultural Law Update: Case Law and Regulatory Trends, Real Property Valuation Protests & Appeals, and Biofuels Regulation & Development - David Bracht, Brian Buescher, Rob Hotz The first portion of the presentation will outline recent case law that impacts agricultural law and regulatory trends of the federal government impacting agribusiness and will provide thoughts and analysis as to the future trends likely to impact agribusiness. The second portion will be a primer on the basics of real property valuation protests at the county level and the appeals process at the state level in Nebraska. The last portion will address Nebraska ethanol plants, and how lawyers must consider both federal regulations, such as the Renewable Fuels Standard, and state regulations, such as California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, and take advantage of state and federal programs supporting higher ethanol blends to expand markets. _______________________________________________