Annonce • Aug 20
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Announces Promising Results from Several Growth Trials Using Its Innovative Fertilizer Products Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced promising results from several growth trials using its innovative fertilizer products. Bion's nitrogen fertilizer--Liquid AB--is produced in a patented process from the ammonia and CO2 that are released when biogas is generated from organic waste. Liquid AB is ammonium carbonate/bicarbonate, a nitrogen source with a long history of use in traditional farming. It is OMRI Listed (Organic Materials Review Institute), the gold standard for use in organic farming. Bion's Liquid AB is one of an emerging class of soluble nitrogen fertilizers that are immediately available to plants and will help organic growers increase yields and profitability. A wide range of stakeholders in the organic sector have received Bion's Liquid AB for a variety of growth trials and testing. Initial trials are in three categories: Cannabis The College of Agriculture, Life and Physical Sciences at Southern Illinois University conducted an indoor trial to determine efficacy of ammonium bicarbonate as a nitrogen fertilizer for the cannabis industry. Trial results were published in the July 2025 issue of the International Journal of Plant Biology. In summary, the cannabis plants that were treated with ammonium bicarbonate As a nitrogen source were the tallest overall in the study, with enhanced vegetative growth, increased chlorophyll content, and greater plant height. Tomatoes The College of Agriculture, Life, Life and Physical Sciences atSouthern Illinois University conducted an outdoor trial using ammonium bicarbonate to supply nitrogen for tomato plants. The findings showed the plants fertilized with ammonium bicarbonates had the same level of vigor and production as those treated with conventional (synthetic) fertilizers, as well as two nitrogen fertilizer products certified for use in U.S. organic production. Milo (Sorghum) The research division of BetterFedFoods (BFF) completed Phase 1 of ailo growth trial this month. Bion's OMRI Listed Liquid AB was combined with BFF's A+, an OMRI Listed algae bio-stimulant product, and compared to a control plot. The combination resulted in outstanding growth performance. The trial is being advanced to a more expansive Phase 2 to further evaluate BFF's A+ teamed with Bion's Liquid AB. Bion has also distributed Liquid AB samples to stakeholders in the organic agriculture and consumer products, and energy sectors for testing and evaluation. These include a global chemical processor focused on innovation and sustainability, a large indoor grower of organic herbs and leafy greens, an international energy company, a global leader in organic fertilizer production and distribution, and a major supplier in the U.S. lawn and garden market. Bion Environmental Technologies' patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) produces advanced organic and low-carbon nitrogen fertilizers from the problematic ammonia released when biogas is generate from animal manure and other organic waste streams, like food or food/bev processing. Recovering this valuable resource, instead of allowing it to escape to the environment, prevents air and water pollution, produces clean water for reuse or discharge, and improves the economics of livestock and biogas operations. Bion's platform aligns with global trends toward circular economy models and low-impact fuels and agriculture. The company's platform aligns with global trend toward circular economy models and low -impact fuels and agriculture. The Company expects to generate in 2026. Annonce • Apr 09
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Receives Summons by Dilling Group, Inc. Along with Two Other Defendants: The Hamstra Group, Inc. and North Prairie Holdings, LLC On March 31, 2025, Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (the Company) was served a summons by Dilling Group, Inc. (“Dilling”) along with two other defendants: The Hamstra Group, Inc. (“Hamstra”), the Company’s primary contractor and North Prairie Holdings, LLC (“NPHLLC”) the property lessor. Dilling is seeking to recover $653,915 in unpaid invoices related to the construction of Bion’s Ammonia Recovery System at Fair Oaks, Indiana. This lawsuit is related to the Notice of Intent to file a Mechanic’s Lien, that was filed March 22, 2024, and has been disclosed in public filings since that date. Annonce • Jan 30
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Supplies Organic Fertilizer Samples to Manufacturers Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced it has now produced samples of its organic nitrogen fertilizers that were sent to several fertilizer manufacturers and distributors at their request. Bion’s premium nitrogen fertilizers are unique, high-value, low-carbon, pathogen-free, and can be used in a wide range of organic farming applications. Samples of Bion AB10, OMRI Listed 10% nitrogen fertilizer (10-0-0), were requested by several major U.S. manufacturers and distributors, with which Bion has been in ongoing discussions. The group includes fertilizer industry leaders with broad geographical reach into both specialty and row crop markets. A new 7-0-0 product was also produced, that is tailored to the western U.S. markets. An application is being prepared to register the 7-0-0 product under the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) organic program. Bion’s nitrogen fertilizers are produced from the ammonia released when Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is produced from organic waste, like animal manure. This process frees up large amounts of ammonia, more than half of which will be lost to contribute to a wide range of environmental impacts and health risks, including small particulate air pollution (PM2.5), groundwater contamination, and increasingly toxic algae blooms. Ammonia is also released when RNG is produced from other organic waste streams, such as food, food processing, and other industrial wastes, and municipal wastewater. Bion’s proven Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) can capture over 90% of the ammonia, preventing its escape to the environment while maximizing its byproduct value by upcycling it into premium-priced organic fertilizers. In the ARS, the ammonia is isolated, then combined with CO2 also in the waste stream in a patented process. The ammonium bicarbonate that forms is a stabilized and readily-available source of plant nitrogen that can now be transported to where it is needed and precision applied when it is needed. Annonce • Jan 07
Bion Environmental Technologies Announces Stepping Down of Edward Schafer as a Member of the Board of Directors Effective December 31, 2024, Edward Schafer has stepped down as a member of the Board of Directors of Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. His retirement was planned. Mr. Schafer will continue to serve the Company on its Advisory Board. Annonce • Dec 11
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.'s Ammonia Control and Recovery Technology Reaches Key Milestones Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. reported that independent lab results received last week indicate the company are finished testing at Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) at Fair Oaks. Bion has submitted data to support an independent engineering report, and the Company is ready to proceed with final design and installation of full-scale commercial systems. The ARS produces a high-value organic nitrogen fertilizer from the volatile ammonia freed up when biogas/Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) is produced in a methane digester from organic waste, such as animal manure, food, or food processing waste. The technology demonstration program has shown that the ARS can 1) isolate, stabilize, and upcycle ammonia from digester effluent at commercial scale, and 2) maintain steady-state operations under a wide range of operating conditions. Actual operating results for both ammonia recovery efficiencies and economics were significantly better than what had been modeled from testing platform results at Buflovak. The system's enhanced performance and improved economics were not a complete surprise. The company anticipated improvements as the ARS was scaled up from the Buflovak platform, not just from engineering and operating lessons learned, but also from giving the system more 'headroom' capacity. The company expects more improvement as the ARS is sized up to full commercial scale. While engineering challenges are expected, Bion believes those risks are substantially mitigated because the ARS platform and the processes it uses perform better at larger scale. Over the next several months intend to evaluate additional modifications the company believe could dramatically reduce system capital costs and operating expenses. The company believes an independent engineering report, along with the OMRI fertilizer listing received at the end of August, will allow it to move forward with strategic relationships in the fertilizer industry. Bion is in ongoing discussions with several major distributors in the sector. There is clear demand for an OMRI Listed liquid nitrogen fertilizer, like Bion's AB 10-0-0, and at a price point that supports Bion's financial models. Organic fertilizer distributors are optimistic: they have been frustrated by past commitments to supply similar products that could not be delivered. However, Bion believes its 30+ years of experience dealing with animal waste, the thorough development and demonstration of its third-generation technology, along with the backing of a third-party engineering report and an OMRI Listing, will alleviate their concerns. Agriculture and livestock manure are the large source of ammonia in the U.S. today. Ammonia is difficult to capture once it has escaped to the environment, where it contributes to nutrient runoff and harmful (and increasingly toxic) algae blooms, groundwater contamination with nitrates, and PM2.5 emissions, small particulate air pollution. This is a worldwide problem and nitrogen output is already regulated in the EU. Bion's ARS can capture over 85% of the ammonia in the waste stream and repurpose it into a value-added fertilizer that can now be transported to where it is needed and precision-applied when it is needed. Large dairies concentrated in California's Central Valley, most with biogas production, are already under fire from advocacy groups and regulatory agencies for ammonia and its impacts on groundwater and air quality. Bion has begun discussions with stakeholders in the Central Valley regarding circular ammonia and water recovery solutions. Bion's solution could benefit dairy and biogas producers, as well as organic growers in the region, by recovering clean water and redirecting ammonia where needed. An independent engineering report is the next step in those discussions. Craig Scott, Bion's CEO, said, "Our Fair Oaks' success caps over 12 years of R&D on third-generation technology. That achieved it is a testament to the dedication and hard work of team and the support of shareholders. Despite the challenges the challenges company has faced, there have been some real bright spots: the company are very optimistic about the future. The technology doesn't just work; it works better than they'd hoped. The company have its OMRI Listing and there is clearly demand for products like its initial supply slated for Stovall Ranches and believe that supply could be significantly expanded by deploying standalone applications in other animal waste streams, as well as industrial sources that are now covered by industrial sources that are now covered with patents. Annonce • Oct 25
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Announces Stepping Down of Bill Rupp as A Member of the Board of Directors, Effective October 31, 2024 Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that Effective October 31, 2024, Bill Rupp will step down as a member of the Board of Directors of the company but will continue in his role on the Company’s Advisory Board. Annonce • Aug 28
Bion’s Commercial Nitrogen Fertilizer Now OMRI Listed for Organic Use Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced its commercial 10-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer is now OMRI Listed for use in organic production. The ‘pure’ nitrogen fertilizer produced by Bion’s patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) represents nutrient control and recovery for livestock manure and other organic waste streams. The ARS captures nitrogen that was going to be lost to the environment and redirects it into a stable concentrated liquid nitrogen fertilizer that can be used in the production of certified organic fruits, vegetables, and grains. The breakthrough approach will reduce the carbon footprint associated with current organic systems and will significantly reduce nitrogen runoff and off-gassing to protect surface waters, aquifers, and the atmosphere. It can quickly bring soil microbes in organic systems back to a healthy and productive balance and reduce the yield gap of organic crops as compared to conventional. Manure is an organic fertilizer, traditionally applied to cropland before planting takes place. The volatile ammonia-nitrogen in livestock manure – about 75% of the fertilizer’s nitrogen/nutrient value – is usually lost to the environment. Bion’s patented ARS targets this volatile and highly mobile ammonia nitrogen, stabilizes it with carbon dioxide that is also in the waste stream, and converts it into ammonium bicarbonate, a 100% soluble nitrogen fertilizer that can be readily absorbed by plants. The nitrogen fertilizer can now be transported and applied to organic crops, according to the 4Rs - right rate, right source, right placement, and right timing. It is pathogen free; so, unlike manure it can be applied at any time in the plant growth cycle through standard drip systems, field irrigation, soil injection, side dressing, and foliar spraying. Further, since the nitrogen is now separated from the phosphorus, potassium, and other minerals in the manure, crop nitrogen needs can now be addressed independently, promoting efficient use and good soil health. Bion will initially focus on several markets for its OMRI Listed fertilizers, including production of high-value specialty crop fruits & vegetables, organic corn side dressing, and hydroponic and greenhouse applications. Bion also expects demand in regions where nitrogen inputs are required to maximize the benefits of cover crops that store carbon and improve soil and microbial health. Further, Bion is also evaluating opportunities in regenerative practices that include fertilized pastures to graze cattle. Annonce • Jul 02
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Announces the Appointments of Bob Weerts to Its Board of Directors Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced the appointments of Bob Weerts to its Board of Directors. Bob Weerts, a successful Minnesota business operator and Bion shareholder since 2020. Bob is a successful serial entrepreneur from Winnebago, Minnesota, where he serves on the City Council. He founded and operates Erosion Control Plus (1973), that serves county, state, and federal highway projects; Blue Valley Sod, serving the upper Midwest since 1987; Green Energy & Development (2009), active in recycling and composting; and Bedrock Ready Mix (2021). He is actively involved with Umpqua Energy and was a founding member/Chairman of the Corn Plus Ethanol Plant. Annonce • Jun 19
Turk Stovall Joins the Board of Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc Turk Stovall will join Bion’s Board of Directors and lead a joint venture between Stovall Ranching Companies and Bion to develop the project. The facility will produce premium quality Montana beef that the partners believe will be the ‘cleanest’, most eco-friendly finished beef in the marketplace. Turk Stovall is a fifth-generation Montana rancher and CEO/owner of Stovall Ranching Companies and Yellowstone Cattle Feeders. He earned a BS in Animal Science from Montana State University; an MS in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University; and an MBA from Purdue University. He held management positions with Certified Angus Beef, the largest branded beef company in the US, North Platte Feeders, an 80,000 head commercial feedlot, and ORIgen, a beef semen and embryo company. Turk serves as Second VP of the Montana Stockgrowers Association and has served on the Cattleman’s Beef Board by appointment of the US Secretary of Agriculture. He is often published in the Journal of Animal Science and industry press and speaks on supply chain and other beef industry topics. Annonce • Dec 21
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Announces That Chris Cook Will Join Advisory Group Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that Chris Cook will join Bion’s Advisory Group, where he will provide his expertise on agronomy, crop production, and fertilizers. Chris brings almost 30 years of experience in production agronomy to Bion, the last decade in leadership roles with Syngenta, focused on business strategy, profitable sales growth, stakeholder relations and business development. Syngenta AG, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is an agricultural science and technology provider, in particular seeds, crop protection products, biologicals, and digital agricultural solutions. Chris currently serves as Head of Business Development for Syngenta Seeds, North America, responsible for identifying and developing market opportunities for the North American seeds business, including value chain partnerships, from consumer-packaged goods (CPG) companies targeting tangible sustainability claims, through to the grower/producer at the farm level. Chris is also leading the development of the Camelina seeds business commercial sales strategy, end to end process development, and testing and launch into the North American marketplace; as well as leading the North American strategy for Syngenta’s Enogen, an innovative breed of feed corn that helps beef and dairy cattle convert starch to sugar more efficiently than traditional corn silage and grain, that delivers improved production efficiencies and may help lower their carbon footprint. Annonce • Dec 04
Food Service Executive Steve Sands Joins Bion’s Advisory Group Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that Steve Sands will join Bion’s Advisory Group, effective immediately. Steve most recently served as President of Protein Brands for Performance Foodservice, one of the large food service distributors in the U.S. He is a highly regarded foodservice industry veteran with over 40 years of experience in all phases of the meat business. His experience and relationships will be invaluable in his role with Bion, where he will advise Bion’s CEO to help build a supply chain and marketing strategy for the sustainable beef produced by Bion and its strategic partners. Steve became CEO of his family-owned Standard Meat Co. in 1979, which then became a leading supplier of steak and ground beef products to Sysco. After it was sold to Meyer Natural Angus, Steve helped build Meyer into the large natural and organic beef company in the U.S. In 2003, he formed Premium Protein Products, a beef and poultry harvesting and processing company dedicated to high value specialty protein programs. Steve joined Performance Food Group in 2009 as Vice President for Protein and brings to Bion a NYSE-traded public company perspective. He currently holds leadership roles in several professional associations and serves on a number of Boards, including the University of Nebraska Supply Chain Management, Zoetis Food Industry, and Farmers for Soil Health Advisory Boards. Annonce • Nov 14
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Announces Demise of Dominic Bassani, Chief Operating Officer Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. acknowledged the passing on Saturday of Dominic Bassani, the company’s former Chief Executive Officer, after an extended illness. Mr. Bassani’s association with Bion began as a consultant in 2000, with a focus on strategic planning and special projects. In 2006, he assumed the role of CEO. As the driving force behind the development of Bion’s second and third generation technologies, his legacy will be pioneering solutions to one of the greatest environmental problems in the world today: the air and water quality impacts from livestock production. He was a co-inventor of Bion’s third generation technology platform – Gen3Tech and patented Ammonia Recovery System – that represents the state-of-the-art in comprehensive waste treatment and nutrient recovery for livestock and other concentrated organic waste streams. Mr. Bassani stepped down as Bion’s CEO in 2022, when Bion began the transition from R&D to commercialization of its technology. He remained as Chief Operating Officer, but due to an extended period of hospitalization and the years of battling his final illness, all his management duties and responsibilities were transferred to other members of the team he built. Annonce • Sep 20
Bion's Ammonia Recovery Technology’s Initial Startup Successful - Maintains Controlled Steady-State Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced the Ammonia Recovery System at its Fair Oaks commercial scale demonstration facility has achieved and maintained controlled steady-state operations under a variety of conditions. When at steady state, the system produces an ammonium distillate (s solution), the base of Bion's nitrogen fertilizer products. Bion has begun optimizing the system's operating parameters so that it will meet or exceed Bion's economic models for large-scale commercial projects. The Company expects the optimization to take at least four to eight weeks, at which point final design for commercial projects can begin. The patented Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) is the core of Bion's Gen3Tech platform. The ARS recovers and upcycle problem ammonia contained in the effluent from anaerobic digestion, where methane is captured (and more ammonia is released) from the manure stream. The ARS captures the ammonia, minimizing its environmental impacts and creating low-carbon and organic nitrogen fertilizer products with it. In the next few weeks, the company intends to produce ammonium distillate at Fair Oaks in several concentrations and apply for organic certification for each. Bion will also produce a solid/granular nitrogen fertilizer product that is both Climate-Smart and Water-Smart - a pure nitrogen fertilizer with a low carbon footprint, that is water soluble and readily available to plants. The granular product can be easily and cheaply shipped from locations where it is not wanted, to regions or locations where it is needed. Bion has applied to several state agencies to certify the granular product for use in organic production. Annonce • Aug 17
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc.'s Advanced Waste Treatment Technology Start-Up Yields Positive Early Results Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. reports it has completed initial system startup at its Fair Oaks demonstration facility and is very encouraged by early operational results. Bion has already been able to operate the system at 'steady state' for (planned) short run-times, producing purified, concentrated ammonium bicarbonate base liquid distillate from manure digestate. Bion anticipates it will operate the integrated Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) for the next 3-4 weeks during the current operational phase – processing manure digestate. Steady state operational optimization will continue for at least an additional 8 weeks, to produce repeatable operating data that supports (or surpasses) the existing economic models. Bion will use the optimized operating data to complete the final design of the 15,000-head modules that will make up full-scale projects, that include Olson Feeders, Dakota Valley Growers, and Ribbonwire Ranch. The Fair Oaks project will demonstrate the effectiveness of Bion's patented Ammonia Recovery System, the heart of Bion's Gen3Tech platform, at commercial scale. Today, up to 80% of the nitrogen in manure waste – most of its fertilizer value – is lost via ammonia emissions. Bion's ARS captures and stabilizes that ammonia, using the carbon dioxide also in the waste stream, to produce liquid organic- and low-carbon water-soluble nitrogen fertilizers that can be precision applied, when and where needed. The ARS upcycles the ammonia nitrogen that would have been lost, creating a new revenue source, while preventing its release to the environment, where it contributes to nutrient runoff, harmful algae blooms and coastal dead zones, groundwater contamination, and the formation of PM2.5, small inhalable particulate matter that represents a significant human health risk. Annonce • Jul 25
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Initiates Start Up of Livestock Waste Treatment Technology Demonstration Project Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that it has initiated integrated system startup at its Fair Oaks, Indiana, demonstration and optimization facility. The system will allow Bion to demonstrate the effectiveness of its core ammonia recovery technology at commercial scale. Bion will operate the integrated Ammonia Recovery System (ARS) in 'startup mode' for approximately one week, running liquids to check for pressure integrity and establish baselines. Once the startup phase is complete, the system will begin processing digestate, the manure residual after methane has been extracted through anaerobic digestion. Bion anticipates 3-4 weeks to achieve steady state operations and 4 to 12 weeks to produce repeatable operating data that is consistent with the requirements needed to support the existing economic models. The Fair Oaks system will provide the operating data Bion needs to complete final design of the larger systems that will treat the waste from the 15,000-head module(s) that comprise a Bion project. That will allow Bion to move forward with project development, including financing and permitting, on sustainable beef projects that include Dakota Valley Growers, Olson Feeders, and Ribbonwire Ranch. Ongoing, the system will provide a platform that Bion believes will further enhance and optimize the system to maximize its energy efficiency and economics. The patented ARS is the core of Bion's third generation (Gen3Tech) livestock waste treatment platform. The ARS captures, stabilizes, and upcycles ammonia nitrogen in the waste stream into high-value organic and low-carbon nitrogen fertilizer that can be precision applied, when and where needed. Most of the nitrogen in livestock manure waste (and its fertilizer value) is in the form of ammonia. When exposed to air, ammonia evaporates and escapes to atmosphere, where its fertilizer value is lost, and it becomes a pollutant. Bion estimates that current practices result in up to 80% of the nitrogen in livestock manure being lost in this manner. Once in the environment, ammonia is difficult and expensive to recapture, and it contributes to several significant environmental issues. Anaerobic digestion (AD), where methane is produced from an organic waste stream, is also an integral part of Bion's Gen3Tech platform. The AD process increases ammonia concentrations in the residual digestate. Bion's Ammonia Recovery System is designed to recover more than 85% of the ammonia from that digestate. Annonce • Feb 14
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Provides Fair Oaks Demonstration and Optimization Project Update Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that the first shipment of process units for the commercial scale demonstration and optimization project at Fair Oaks, Indiana, has been delivered on-site. The structure that will house the system has been completed; facility services, including electrical, will be installed concurrently with the assembly of the process units. The first shipment included the evaporator, pre-heaters and associated thermal exchange units. Final inspections of the remaining units, including the distillation and absorption columns, diffusion tanks and defoaming units, are now being conducted at Buflovak/Hebeler Process Solutions, LLC, Bion's process engineering and equipment fabrication vendor located in Buffalo, New York. They will be shipped to Fair Oaks within a week of final inspection verification, which is scheduled for February 15. No further delays associated with supply chain issues or fabrication are expected. Bion anticipates assembly will be completed in mid-April, followed by start-up and preliminary data soon after. The demonstration and optimization system at Fair Oaks is at commercial scale, designed to treat and recover the ammonia from the waste load from approximately 1,500 cattle. Once optimized steady-state operations have been achieved, Bion will have the data needed to complete the final design of the systems needed to treat the waste from the 15,000-head module(s) that comprise a Bion project. That will allow Bion to move forward with project development, including financing and permitting, on multiple fronts. Annonce • Feb 07
Salvatore Zizza to Join Bion Environmental Technologies' Board of Directors, Effective February 15, 2023 Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that Salvatore Zizza will join the company’s Board of Directors, effective February 15, 2023. As a Board member, Mr. Zizza brings decades of experience in institutional finance, commerce, and public company practices. In addition to serving as an independent Board Member, Mr. Zizza will help implement governance procedures that include establishing and chairing the Audit Committee (and other committees) that will be set up during the next 30-60 days so that Bion meets the requirements of a listing on a national exchange. Mr. Zizza is currently a Director of 19 funds in the Gabelli Asset Management and GAMCO Investors, Inc. fund families, including several that trade on the NYSE. He serves as Chairman of Bergen Cove Realty Inc., and as Director and Chairman of Trans-Lux Corporation. Mr. Zizza is a retired Chairman of BAM. From 1985 to 1997, he was Chairman and CEO of the LVI Group, Inc. Mr. Zizza previously served Bion in a senior management role between 2005 and 2008. Annonce • Jan 31
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Appoints Bill Rupp as Board of Directors Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that Bill Rupp will join Bion's Board of Directors, effective February 15, 2023. In September of 2022, Mr. Rupp was named to Bion's Advisory Group. Bill brings 37 years of experience, including 18 years in senior leadership roles with Cargill and JBS, two of the world's meat packers. His operating expertise and industry relationships will be invaluable in his role, where he will work directly with Bill O'Neill, Bion's CEO, to build a team and strategy to commercialize Bion's technology and product line. Mr. Rupp spent 25 years with Cargill, the last ten as President of Cargill Beef He oversaw Cargill's global beef business operations that did over $25 billion in annual sales in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Australia. Mr. Rupp also served five years as President of JBS Beef, where he led JBS's North American beef business that did approximately $20 billion in sales. In 2021, Mr. Rupp was inducted into the National Provisioners' Meat Packer Hall of Fame. Annonce • Jan 04
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received $2 million in funding On January 3, 2023, Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. closed the transaction. The transaction included participation from single investor. Annonce • Dec 09
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Adds Lily Edwards-Callaway to Advisory Group Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that Lily Edwards-Callaway, PhD, Animal Sciences/Livestock Behavior, has joined Bion's Advisory Group. She has also been engaged as a consultant to Bion. Dr. Edwards-Callaway will oversee development and implementation of the animal health and welfare program for Bion's sustainable beef projects. Dr. Lily Edwards-Callaway is an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University focusing on livestock behavior and welfare. She received her PhD at Colorado State University. Dr. Edwards-Callaway has held various roles in academia, the packing industry, and cattle production, with a primary focus on improving animal welfare. She is involved in several industry groups and associations, including the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Beef Quality Assurance Advisory Board and the Darden Animal Welfare Advisory Council. Annonce • Nov 04
Bion Breaks Ground in Indiana on First Commercial-Scale Gen3Tech Facility Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced it has broken ground on a small commercial-scale Gen3Tech facility that will be located near Fair Oaks, Indiana. Bion expects building construction to be completed by December 15, 2022, with waste processing equipment delivered by mid-January. Successful operation of the Gen3Tech platform at Fair Oaks will demonstrate its scalability and allow nitrogen recovery efficiencies to be optimized at scale. Operating data from the Fair Oaks facility will be used to design Bion's first full-scale commercial project and will support certification requirements for various regulatory agencies, including the California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) organic program and USDA's Process Verified Program (PVP) to establish a USDA-certified sustainable brand. The facility will also produce ammonium bicarbonate fertilizer for both commercial testing by potential joint venture partners and university growth trials. Bion's patented Gen3Tech is the result of more than 30 years of technology development. It was designed to mitigate environmental impacts, recover resources that are wasted or significantly underutilized, including renewable energy and high-value fertilizer products, and produce premium branded sustainable meat products. The system captures and stabilizes the highly volatile ammonia-nitrogen in the waste that contributes to acid rain, contaminates groundwater, and is a primary source of nutrient runoff that fuels harmful algae blooms and dead zones in the Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, and many other U.S. waters. Anaerobic digesters, which are increasingly being used to extract methane from dairy (and other organic) waste, increase the production of this problematic ammonia. In dry climates like California, ammonia emissions from livestock facilities combine with tailpipe emissions to produce PM2.5, fine inhalable particulate matter that travels deep into the respiratory tract, reaching the lungs and entering the blood stream. Scientific studies have linked increases in daily PM2.5 exposure with increased respiratory and cardiovascular problems and deaths. Bion's patented third generation technology (Gen3Tech) was designed to largely mitigate the environmental impacts of large-scale livestock production and deliver a USDA-certified sustainable product to the consumer. The platform simultaneously recovers high-value environmentally friendly fertilizer coproducts and renewable energy that increase revenues. Bion's Gen3Tech platform can create a pathway to economic and environmental sustainability with 'win-win' benefits for a premium sector of the $175 billion U.S. livestock industry and the consumer. Annonce • Sep 28
Bion Environmental Technologies Appoints Bill Rupp to Advisory Group Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that meat industry Hall of Famer William (Bill) Rupp has joined its Advisory Group. Mr. Rupp, with 37 years of experience that includes 18 years in senior leadership roles with Cargilland JBS, will help guide the launch of Bion's technology platform and the production model it supports, andmaximize its impact on the beef industry. Mr. Rupp spent 25 years with Cargill, the last ten as President of Cargill Beef. He oversaw Cargill's global beef business operations that did over $25 billion in annual sales in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Australia. Mr. Rupp also served five years as President of JBS Beef, where he led JBS's North American beef business that did approximately $20 billion in sales. In 2021, Mr. Rupp was inducted into the National Provisioners' Meat Packer Hall of Fame. Mr. Rupp joins the following members on Bion's Advisory Group: Mr. Rupp joins the following members on Bion's Advisory Group: Dennis Tristao Mr. Tristao spent almost 33 years, last as the Environmental Affairs Officer, at J.G. Boswell Company, a large California agricultural producer and processor. He advises Bion on environmental regulations and policy, agricultural tech and engineering, and air quality issues, and he is experienced with California Air Resources Group (CARB), San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, and the California State Water Resource Control Board. Matthew Lamb Mr. Lamb is a third-generation dairy farmer in Upstate New York with extensive experience in agriculture, animal husbandry, dairy production, and beef-on-dairy. Lamb Farms is focused on sustainable dairy production at six locations, with a milking herd of more than 7,000 cows, as well as crop farming that provides feed for the cows and cash crops. Dennis Bracht Mr. Bracht is the President at Seitec Genetics, an independent technology-based seed company that provides maximum flexibility in seed traits and genetics across all leading developers. He will advise Bion on organic seed, corn and feed grain cultivation, and related matters. Stan Rapp Mr. Rapp is the Senior Partner at Greenlee Partners, LLC, a prominent government affairs andlobbying firm in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has worked with Bion for several years on environmental and cleanwater policy related to PA and the Chesapeake Bay and will continue to advise Bion on government affairs at bothstate and federal levels. Annonce • Feb 08
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 07, 2022 Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Apr 07, 2022, at 15:00 US Eastern Standard Time. Agenda: To elect three (3) director nominees named in the accompanying proxy statement to the company’s board of directors; to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers; to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the company's named executive officers; to approve the amendment and restatement of the company’s articles of incorporation; to ratify the appointment of eide bailly llp as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending June 30, 2022; and to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Annonce • May 08
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Applies for Organic Listing for Solid Ammonium Bicarbonate Product Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that it has submitted a new application to the Organic Materials Review Institute. Bion is seeking an OMRI Listing for the crystallized ammonium bicarbonate/ammonium carbonate recovered in its third generation (3G) waste treatment platform. Bion's patented 3G technology platform was developed to allow naturally occurring ammonium compounds in the waste stream to be captured and upcycled into a solid, readily available, nitrogen fertilizer. Bion's initial OMRI application, a liquid ammonium bicarbonate solution, was approved for OMRI Listing in May 2020, confirming that Bion's 3G technology platform produces organic-compliant nitrogen fertilizer with a non-synthetic process. AD Nitrogen, Bion's new solid crystalline product that is the subject of the current OMRI application, is a concentrated and dewatered form of the previously approved liquid product. A dry, water soluble ammonium bicarbonate offers several advantages over a liquid nitrogen product. A dry bagged product has much less weight and volume than a liquid product; therefore, fuel and handling costs to transport to the product blender are significantly lower, as is its carbon footprint. A dry bagged product can be stored and handled much easier than a liquid; and, because it is water soluble, it is easily diluted to its ultimate application rate. As a commercial product, a dry ammonium bicarbonate is more versatile than the liquid and is expected to appeal to both liquid and solid blenders. Stabilizing the highly volatile and mobile nitrogen in the ammonium compounds that form Bion's AD Nitrogen product, results in substantial improvements to the environment, including both air and water quality, as well as soil health. A substantial portion of the volatile nitrogen will no longer be available to escape to contribute to formation of PM2.5 (small particulate air pollution), leach into groundwater, or run off to feed downstream algae blooms and dead zones that US EPA calls one of the greatest water quality problems in the country today. Further, by decoupling the nitrogen from the phosphorus in the manure, those nutrients can now be precision applied independently and at an appropriate agronomic rate to maintain the proper nutrient balance in the soil. Annonce • Mar 31
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received $0.3 million in funding Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCPK:BNET) announced a private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of $300,000 on March 29, 2021. The transaction involved participation from single investor. The company issued securities pursuant to exemption provided under Regulation D. Annonce • Feb 24
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced a financing transaction Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCPK:BNET) announced that it will receive $600,000 in funding on February 22, 2021. The company will issue common shares and option, warrant or other right to acquire another security in the transaction. The company will issue securities pursuant to exemption provided under Regulation D.
On the same day, the company has received $150,000 in its first tranche. The transaction included participation from a 2 investors. Annonce • Feb 04
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Announces Core Optimization Trials Complete Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced it has concluded the core optimization testing of its third generation (3G) technology platform. Completion of the 3G core optimization trials has resulted in further increases in system efficiencies and performance and opens the way for the design and implementation of a commercial scale 3G platform at a livestock production site. Bion has been in discussions with several potential production partners across multiple animal species. Bion's patented third-generation technology was designed to largely eliminate the environmental impacts of large-scale livestock production and deliver a USDA-certified sustainable product to the consumer. The platform simultaneously recovers high-value coproducts and renewable energy that increase revenues. Bion's 3G tech platform can provide a pathway to true economic and environmental sustainability with 'win-win' benefits for at least a premium sector of the $200 billion livestock industry, the environment, and the consumer. Annonce • Jan 09
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced a financing transaction Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCPK:BNET) announced that it will receive $900,000 in funding on January 7, 2021. The company will issue common shares and option, warrant or other right to acquire another security in the transaction. The company will issue securities pursuant to exemption provided under Regulation D. Annonce • Sep 26
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. announced that it expects to receive $0.9 million in funding Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCPK:BNET) announced a private placement of 1,800,000 units at a price of $0.50 per unit for a gross proceeds of $900,000 on September 18, 2020. Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant. Each warrant is exercise price of $0.75 until December 31, 2021. The company will issue securities pursuant to exemption provided under Regulation D. Annonce • Sep 25
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Auditor Raises 'Going Concern' Doubt Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. filed its 10-K on Sep 22, 2020 for the period ending Jun 30, 2020. In this report its auditor, Eide Bailly, LLP, gave an unqualified opinion expressing doubt that the company can continue as a going concern.