EPA TRI Facility · Food
Foremost Farms USA
Marshfield, WI · Parent: Foremost Farms USA Cooperative
- Total releases
- 431.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Foremost Farms USA: how the 431.9K lbs splits
431.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 431.9K lbs 100.0%
Foremost Farms USA's 431.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Foremost Farms USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Marshfield, WI, in the food sector. It reported 147 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 431.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,129 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Foremost Farms USA is pounds #53 and chemical-count #450 at 431.9K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Felker Brothers Corp; Forte Opening Solutions - Marshfield; H & S Manufacturing Co Inc; Prepolymer Prods Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Continental Dairy Facilities LLC; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco; Allen Harim Foods LLC - Harbeson; Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc. Other Foremost Farms USA Cooperative sites in this extract: Foremost Farms USA; Foremost Farms USA; Foremost Farms USA; Foremost Farms USA. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Foremost Farms USA stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 431.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Continental Dairy Facilities LLC and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco.
Foremost Farms USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
432K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Foremost Farms USA: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Foremost Farms USA reports the 255th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. 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 Wisconsin include Continental Dairy Facilities LLC and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Foremost Farms USA's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Foremost Farms USA's total reported releases fell from 144.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 147 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Foremost Farms USA's off-site transfers fell from 144.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 147 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Foremost Farms USA Form-R facts
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See how Foremost Farms USA stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
10.7× more than the comparison
67% less than the comparison
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 Foremost Farms USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 431.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (90.6K lbs to 147 lbs).
Foremost Farms USA: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Foremost Farms USA year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 90.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 70.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 126.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 144.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 147 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) | 431.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Foremost Farms USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Foremost Farms USA
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Felker Brothers Corp, Forte Opening Solutions - Marshfield, H & S Manufacturing Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Continental Dairy Facilities LLC, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco, Allen Harim Foods LLC - Harbeson.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Foremost Farms USA on cumulative reported pounds (431.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Continental Dairy Facilities LLC, Boeing Co of Portland, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco. 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.
- Continental Dairy Facilities LLC Coopersville, MI · Food 431.9K lbs reported
- Boeing Co of Portland Portland, OR · Transportation Equipment 431.9K lbs reported
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco Wallula, WA · Food 432.1K lbs reported
- Heritage Thermal Services East Liverpool, OH · Hazardous Waste 431.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Foremost Farms USA Cooperative Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Foremost Farms USA, Foremost Farms USA, Foremost Farms USA.
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 Felker Brothers Corp. Foremost Farms USA stamps MID 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 Foremost Farms USA TRI extract (MID · 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.
Foremost Farms USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Marshfield, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 5.7% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Continental Dairy Facilities LLC (Δ 27 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Foremost Farms USA stamps MID 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