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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001079973-23-001174"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BNET"
cik: "0000875729"
company_name: "BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T09:02:18.937358+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bion reports positive early startup results for ammonia recovery demo at Fair Oaks

## Summary
- Completed initial system startup at Fair Oaks, IN, demo facility; achieved steady state for short runs producing ammonium bicarbonate distillate.
- Next phase: 3-4 weeks integrated ARS operation, then 8 weeks optimization for repeatable data.
- Data will support final design of 15,000-head modules for full-scale projects with Olson Feeders, Dakota Valley Growers, Ribbonwire Ranch.
- ARS captures up to 80% of nitrogen from manure waste to produce liquid organic fertilizers, reducing emissions and nutrient runoff.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001079973-23-001174
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BNET
- cik: 0000875729
- company_name: BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2023-08-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875729/000107997323001174/0001079973-23-001174-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875729/000107997323001174/bion_8k.htm

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