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NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QX: BNET) announced today that it has been notified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office that the patent application entitled "Micro-Electron Acceptor Phosphorus Accumulating Organisms" has been granted. The new patent provides enhanced protection for Bion's micro-aerobic digestion process's nutrient uptake capabilities with respect to the removal of phosphorus from livestock waste, as well...
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC: BNET) and Kreider Farms recently held the grand opening of Bion's livestock waste treatment project that utilizes its patented micro-aerobic digestion technology to reduce environmental impacts to the Chesapeake Bay. The event was held at the Kreider Farms dairy facility in Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The theme of the event was, "Think Globally...Treat Locally", a strategy that refers to Bion's...
MANHEIM, Pa., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Joined by local and state officials at Kreider Farms, Bion Environmental Technologies Inc. (OTC: BNET) today unveiled groundbreaking new technology that protects local streams and the Chesapeake Bay, saves taxpayer money, and creates a source of renewable energy. Featured speakers included Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture George Greig, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Executive Deputy Secretary John Hines and...
NEW YORK, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC: BNET). Food safety concerns have been in the news again with the recent account of an outbreak of deadly E. coli in Germany, initially identified as coming from bean sprouts. In the Sunday June 12th edition of the NY Times, an article by Elizabeth Rosenthal titled "E. Coli Fallout: My Health, My Salad" directly addressed this issue. Although E. coli is generally associated with animal rather than...
NEW YORK, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC: BNET) announced today that it has received a credit certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the reduction of 559,457 lbs of Chesapeake Bay (CB or Bay) nitrogen (N) from the treatment of Kreider Farms (KF) poultry waste stream. The number of credits was derived from the application of PA DEP's current CB N credit calculation model and is subject to final...
NEW YORK, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board and OTCQB: BNET) announced today that construction of its initial Kreider Farm Project has proceeded on schedule and will be largely completed by the end of the month. The project is now transitioning into the equipment testing/shakedown stage. Bion's technical personnel and engineers are now working with Primus Engineering, the Project's General Contractor, to establish operational...
NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) announced today that it has initiated the flow of waste into the Bioreactor at its livestock waste treatment facility currently under construction at the Kreider Dairy Farm in Manheim, Pennsylvania. This milestone represents activation of the first major treatment step, with the remaining portions of the treatment system to be operational during the second quarter of this year....
NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) announced today that Bill O'Neill will join Bion's management team as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of Bion's Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2011. Mr. O'Neill has over 20 years experience in the agriculture and food services industries. Most recently, he served as the VP - Business Development for Advance Brands, a fully-cooked protein business with...
NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the commencement of construction activities for its livestock waste processing technology project at the Kreider Dairy Farm in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Joining Bion at the ceremony were John Hines, Deputy Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Paul Marchetti, Executive Director of PENNVEST,...
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BNET) announced today that there will be an official groundbreaking ceremony for its project at the Kreider Dairy Farm in Manheim, Pennsylvania, on November 10, 2010. Details of the groundbreaking ceremony, including time and location, will be posted on www.bionpa.com, a new website dedicated to Bion's Pennsylvania activities as described below. Update Since announcing the PA Department of...
