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                                  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




        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 25, 2000




                              AgriBioTech, Inc.

               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

           Nevada                      0-19352                  85-0325742
 (State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)      File Number)          Identification No.)


              120 Corporate Park Drive, Henderson, Nevada (89014)
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702)566-2440

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Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership

     On January 25, 2000, AgriBioTech, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries
filed voluntary  petitions under chapter 11 of the Unites States Bankruptcy Code
with the United States  Bankruptcy  Court for the District of Nevada.  A copy of
the Company's  press  release,  dated January 24, 2000,  announcing the intended
filing is attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1.  Also attached as Exhibit 99.2 is a
copy of a Company  press  release,  dated  February 3, 2000,  which  provides an
update on the Chapter 11 filing. Case Filing information is as follows:

AgriBioTech, Inc.                           Case No.  00-10533lbr
AgriBioTech, Canada, Inc.                   Case No.  00-10534lbr
Las Vegas Fertilizer Co., Inc.              Case No.  00-10535lbr
Garden West Distributors, Inc.              Case No.  00-10536lbr
George W. Hill & Co., Inc.                  Case No.  00-10537lbr

     As of the date of this report,  the Company has not obtained DIP financing.
The Company is seeking DIP  financing  from its  principal  lending group led by
Bank of  America in order to obtain  sufficient  funds for  reorganization.  The
Company is currently using cash collateral under an interim arrangement with its
pre-petition    lenders.    The   Company   is    continuing   to   operate   as
debtor-in-possession,   under  the  authority  of  its  existing   officers  and
directors,  subject to the supervision and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. As of
the  date of this  report,  no plan of  reorganization  has  been  filed  by the
Registrant and no trustee has been appointed.

     The  foregoing  summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified by
reference to the press releases which are attached hereto as exhibits.

Item 5. Other Events

     Effective as of January 28, 2000, Thomas B. Rice, Director,  Executive Vice
President  and Director of Research of  Registrant,  resigned as Executive  Vice
President, Director of Research and as a member of its board of Directors.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits.

          99.1 Press release dated January 24, 2000

          99.2 Press release dated February 3, 2000

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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: January 25, 2000
                                             AGRIBIOTECH, INC.


                                             By: /s/ Randy Ingram
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                                                 Randy Ingram
                                                 Executive Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
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                                  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

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 25, 2000

                              AgriBioTech, Inc.

               (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)

           Nevada                      0-19352                  85-0325742
 (State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)      File Number)          Identification No.)

              120 Corporate Park Drive, Henderson, Nevada (89014)
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702)566-2440

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Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership

     On January 25, 2000, AgriBioTech, Inc. (the "Company") and its subsidiaries
filed voluntary  petitions under chapter 11 of the Unites States Bankruptcy Code
with the United States  Bankruptcy  Court for the District of Nevada.  A copy of
the Company's  press  release,  dated January 24, 2000,  announcing the intended
filing is attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1.  Also attached as Exhibit 99.2 is a
copy of a Company  press  release,  dated  February 3, 2000,  which  provides an
update on the Chapter 11 filing. Case Filing information is as follows:

AgriBioTech, Inc.                           Case No.  00-10533lbr
AgriBioTech, Canada, Inc.                   Case No.  00-10534lbr
Las Vegas Fertilizer Co., Inc.              Case No.  00-10535lbr
Garden West Distributors, Inc.              Case No.  00-10536lbr
George W. Hill & Co., Inc.                  Case No.  00-10537lbr

     As of the date of this report,  the Company has not obtained DIP financing.
The Company is seeking DIP  financing  from its  principal  lending group led by
Bank of  America in order to obtain  sufficient  funds for  reorganization.  The
Company is currently using cash collateral under an interim arrangement with its
pre-petition    lenders.    The   Company   is    continuing   to   operate   as
debtor-in-possession,   under  the  authority  of  its  existing   officers  and
directors,  subject to the supervision and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. As of
the  date of this  report,  no plan of  reorganization  has  been  filed  by the
Registrant and no trustee has been appointed.

     The  foregoing  summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified by
reference to the press releases which are attached hereto as exhibits.

Item 5. Other Events

     Effective as of January 28, 2000, Thomas B. Rice, Director,  Executive Vice
President  and Director of Research of  Registrant,  resigned as Executive  Vice
President, Director of Research and as a member of its board of Directors.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)  Exhibits.

          99.1 Press release dated January 24, 2000

          99.2 Press release dated February 3, 2000
SIGNATURE

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of  Section  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: January 25, 2000
                                             AGRIBIOTECH, INC.

                                             By: /s/ Randy Ingram
                                                 ----------------
                                                 Randy Ingram
                                                 Executive Vice President and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer