UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

                      Pursuant to Section 13 of 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                              January 11, 2010
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              Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)


                    BION ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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             Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter

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


           Box 566/1774 Summitview Way, Crestone, Colorado 81131
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         Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code

                                (212) 758-6622
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             Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code

                                 Not applicable
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          Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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ITEM 7.01  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

     The Company issued the press release on January 11, 2009 (attached
hereto as Exhibit 99) regarding the Company's comments, dated January 8,
2010, filed with the Federal Leadership Committee on the Chesapeake Bay
('Committee') concerning the Committee's Draft Strategy for Protecting and
Restoring the Chesapeake Bay.

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 99  Press Release regarding the Company's comments, dated
                 January 8, 2010, filed with the Federal Leadership Committee
                 on the Chesapeake Bay


                                  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:  January 11, 2010               By:/s/ Mark A. Smith
                                         Mark A. Smith, President