EPA TRI Facility · Food
Farmer's Pride Inc
Fredericksburg, PA · Parent: Sechler Family Foods
- Total releases
- 262.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Farmer's Pride Inc: how the 262.8K lbs splits
262.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 162.8K lbs 62.0%
- Air Releases 71.8K lbs 27.3%
- Off-site Transfers 28.1K lbs 10.7%
Farmer's Pride Inc's 262.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 62.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 27.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Farmer's Pride Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fredericksburg, PA, in the food sector. It reported 134.5K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2021, and 262.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 2,790 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Farmer's Pride Inc is pounds #114 and chemical-count #310 at 262.8K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Keystone Protein Co; Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3; Wabash National L.P.; Te Connectivity. Similar-scale Food peers outside Pennsylvania: Mar-Jac Poultry Ms LLC; Bongards' Creameries Perham; Fieldale Farms Cornelia Complex; Darling Ingredients Inc-Rose Hill Facility. Other Sechler Family Foods sites in this extract: Keystone Protein Co; Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Chlorine.
Farmer's Pride Inc is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Fredericksburg, PA: 262.8K lbs across 4 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 62.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mar-Jac Poultry Ms LLC and Bongards' Creameries Perham.
Farmer's Pride Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
263K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Farmer's Pride Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Farmer's Pride Inc reports the 334th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 71.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Mar-Jac Poultry Ms LLC and Bongards' Creameries Perham.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Farmer's Pride Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 71.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Farmer's Pride Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Farmer's Pride Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 262.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 265% (36.9K lbs to 134.5K lbs).
Farmer's Pride Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Farmer's Pride Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 265% from 2019 to 2021). 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 | 36.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 91.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 134.5K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 188.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 71.8K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Farmer's Pride Inc in Lebanon
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Keystone Protein Co, Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3, Wabash National L.P., ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Mar-Jac Poultry Ms LLC, Bongards' Creameries Perham, Fieldale Farms Cornelia Complex.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Farmer's Pride Inc on cumulative reported pounds (262.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Chem-Plate Industries, Argos USA - Martinsburg, Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Chem-Plate Industries Elk Grove Village, IL · Fabricated Metals 262.7K lbs reported
- Argos USA - Martinsburg Martinsburg, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 262.9K lbs reported
- Illinois Tool Works Coding Products Div Kalkaska, MI · Paper 262.7K lbs reported
- US Dod Usaf Tinker Afb Tinker Afb, OK · Other 262.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Sechler Family Foods Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Keystone Protein Co, Farmers Pride Inc - Plant 3.
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), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Keystone Protein Co. Farmer's Pride Inc stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Farmer's Pride Inc TRI extract (MID · MIXED · 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.
Farmer's Pride Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fredericksburg, PA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 12.9% of Lebanon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chem-Plate Industries (Δ 96 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Farmer's Pride Inc stamps MID · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 62.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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