EPA TRI Facility · Food
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc
Glasgow, KY · Parent: Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc
- Total releases
- 56.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc: how the 56.1K lbs splits
56.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 54.8K lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 2.3%
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc's 56.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Glasgow, KY, in the food sector. It reported 10.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 56.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,866 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc is pounds #151 and chemical-count #273 at 56.1K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Braking Products Group US LLC; Nemak Glasgow Plant #1; Felker Brothers Corp. Plant 2; Akebono Brake Corp-Glasgow. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kentucky: Foremost Farms USA; Sanderson Farms Inc; Suiza Dairy Corp; Church & Dwight Co. Inc. Vancouver Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 56.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Foremost Farms USA and Sanderson Farms Inc.
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
56K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc reports the 606th-largest volume (56.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Foremost Farms USA and Sanderson Farms Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc's total reported releases fell from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc's off-site transfers fell from 10.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 56.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (11.3K lbs to 10.4K lbs).
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 8.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 14.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 10.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 56.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 25 lbs | - |
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Braking Products Group US LLC, Nemak Glasgow Plant #1, Felker Brothers Corp. Plant 2, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Foremost Farms USA, Sanderson Farms Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc on cumulative reported pounds (56.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Foremost Farms USA, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Azz Galvanizing Services-Dixon. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Foremost Farms USA Reedsburg, WI · Food 56.1K lbs reported
- General Dynamics Mission Systems Cullman, AL · Transportation Equipment 56.1K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing Services-Dixon Dixon, IL · Fabricated Metals 56.0K lbs reported
- Nevada Gold Mines- Emigrant Mine Carlin, NV · Metal Mining 56.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Braking Products Group US LLC. Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Glasgow, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 5.3% of Barren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Foremost Farms USA (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bluegrass Dairy & Food Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov