EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dairy Farmers of America Inc.
Cass City, MI · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 198.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Dairy Farmers of America Inc.: how the 198.2K lbs splits
198.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 198.0K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 197 lbs 0.1%
Dairy Farmers of America Inc.'s 198.2K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cass City, MI, in the food sector. It reported 29.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 198.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,256 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is pounds #112 and chemical-count #330 at 198.2K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory; Poet Biorefining-Caro LLC; Valley Enterprises Inc.; Tower Automotive Operations USA I LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Pacific Foods; Wyoming Sugar Co; Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant; Harrison Poultry Inc.. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC; St. Paul Beverage Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.9% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 198.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pacific Foods and Wyoming Sugar Co.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
198K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. inside Tuscola's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dairy Farmers of America Inc. reports the 365th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 64.5% of every pound reported in Tuscola. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Pacific Foods and Wyoming Sugar Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Tuscola's reported pounds (307.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dairy Farmers of America Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 28.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dairy Farmers of America Inc.'s water releases rose from 28.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dairy Farmers of America 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 Dairy Farmers of America Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 198.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (51.1K lbs to 29.6K lbs).
Dairy Farmers of America Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Dairy Farmers of America Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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 | 51.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 50.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 38.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 28.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 29.6K lbs | 3 |
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) | 198.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dairy Farmers of America Inc.
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory, Poet Biorefining-Caro LLC, Valley Enterprises Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 790 other reporting facilities in Michigan.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Pacific Foods, Wyoming Sugar Co, Pilgrims Pride Russellville Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dairy Farmers of America Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (198.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Owl's Head Alloys Inc., High Falls Operating Co LLC, Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park Caustic. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Owl's Head Alloys Inc. Bowling Green, KY · Primary Metals 198.4K lbs reported
- High Falls Operating Co LLC Rochester, NY · Beverages 198.5K lbs reported
- Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park Caustic Deer Park, TX · Chemicals 198.6K lbs reported
- Fibergrate Composite Structures Inc Stephenville, TX · Plastics and Rubber 197.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairiconcepts L.P., Portales Dairy Products LLC.
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, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory. Dairy Farmers of America Inc. stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Dairy Farmers of America Inc. TRI extract (MID · WATER · 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.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cass City, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 64.5% of Tuscola TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cadillac Plating Corp (Δ 160 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. stamps MID volume · WATER 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