EPA TRI Facility · Food
Foremost Farms USA
Clayton, WI · Parent: Foremost Farms USA Cooperative
- Total releases
- 297.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Foremost Farms USA: how the 297.2K lbs splits
297.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 212.5K lbs 71.5%
- Land Disposal 84.7K lbs 28.5%
Foremost Farms USA's 297.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 28.5%. 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 Clayton, WI, in the food sector. It reported 15.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 297.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,600 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 #75 and chemical-count #458 at 297.2K 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: Wisconsin Whey Protein; Puris Proteins LLC; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; 3M Cumberland. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Premium Protein Products LLC; Basic American Foods Blackfoot Facility; Smithfield-Clinton; 409 - Redwing Oilseeds Plant. 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 (71.5% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 297.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Premium Protein Products LLC and Basic American Foods Blackfoot Facility.
Foremost Farms USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
297K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% 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 inside Polk's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Foremost Farms USA reports the 316th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16% of its sector. This one site accounts for 92.9% of every pound reported in Polk. 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 Premium Protein Products LLC and Basic American Foods Blackfoot Facility.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Polk's reported pounds (319.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Foremost Farms USA's total reported releases fell from 36.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Foremost Farms USA's land releases rose from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Foremost Farms USA's off-site transfers fell from 31.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Foremost Farms USA Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Foremost Farms USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 297.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 88% (127.5K lbs to 15.5K 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 88% 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 | 127.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 79.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 38.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 36.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 15.5K 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) | 297.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Foremost Farms USA · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Foremost Farms USA
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Wisconsin Whey Protein, Puris Proteins LLC, Saputo Cheese USA 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. Premium Protein Products LLC, Basic American Foods Blackfoot Facility, Smithfield-Clinton.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Foremost Farms USA on cumulative reported pounds (297.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Gateway Gas Plant, Premium Protein Products LLC, Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC - Knoxville Site. 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.
- Gateway Gas Plant Garden City, TX · Natural Gas Processing 297.1K lbs reported
- Premium Protein Products LLC Russellville, AR · Food 296.9K lbs reported
- Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC - Knoxville Site Knoxville, TN · Chemicals 297.5K lbs reported
- U.S. Army National Guard Camp Ripley Ranges Little Falls, MN · Other 297.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Wisconsin Whey Protein. 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 Clayton, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 92.9% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gateway Gas Plant (Δ 85 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