8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 3, 2021

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter

Colorado	000-19333	84-1176672
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation	Commission File Number	IRS Employer Identification Number

9 East Park Court

Old Bethpage, New York 11804

Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code

(516) 586-5643

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act:

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	BNET	OTC QB

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

On February 3, 2021, the Company issued a press release entitled “Bion Announces Core Optimization Trials Complete” which has been placed on the Investor page of the Company's website.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(a)       Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

Not Applicable.

(b)       Pro Forma Financial Information

Not Applicable.

(c)       Shell Company Transactions

Not Applicable.

(d)       Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release titled “Bion Announces Core Optimization Trials Complete”.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date:  February 4, 2021	By:  /s/ Mark A. Smith Mark A. Smith, President

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Bion Announces Core Optimization Trials Complete

February 3, 2021. New York. New York. Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC QB: BNET), a developer of patented waste treatment technology incorporated within a business model focused on the production of branded sustainable livestock products in the beef, pork, and other sectors, 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.

Craig Scott, Bion’s director of communications, stated, “While we will continue to optimize the system as opportunities arise, we can now move forward with final design and engineering for our initial full scale 3G commercial system. In addition, we anticipate subsequent product filings with OMRI (Organic Material Review Institute) in the near future.”

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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. For more information, see Bion’s website, www.biontech.com.

This material includes forward-looking statements based on management's current reasonable business expectations. In this document, the words ‘anticipate(s)’, ‘will be', ’believe’, ‘expect(s)’ and similar expressions identify certain forward-looking statements. These statements are made in reliance on the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, Section 27A of the Securities act of 1933, as amended. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could result in actual results differing materially from expected outcomes.

Contact Information:

Craig Scott

Director of Communications

303-843-6191 direct