EPA TRI Facility · Food

Foremost Farms USA

Chilton, WI · Parent: Foremost Farms USA Cooperative

Total releases
6.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2020
Primary pathway
Water Discharges

MIXED Form-R mix

Foremost Farms USA: how the 6.1K lbs splits

6.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Water Discharges 3.5K lbs 57.3%
  • Land Disposal 2.6K lbs 42.7%

Foremost Farms USA's 6.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 57.3% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 42.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN

Foremost Farms USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chilton, WI, in the food sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2020, and 6.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 10,804 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 #423 and chemical-count #541 at 6.1K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC; Dubois Chemicals Chilton; Briess Malt & Ingredients Co; Belgioioso Sherwood. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Butterball LLC - Yellville Feed Mill; New Dairy South Carolina LLC; Request Foods Greenly Street Plant; Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Inc - Land. 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.

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Foremost Farms USA is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Chilton, WI: 6.1K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 57.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Butterball LLC - Yellville Feed Mill and New Dairy South Carolina LLC.

#10,804 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Foremost Farms USA vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

6.1K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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 1,008th-largest volume (6.1K lbs). 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 Butterball LLC - Yellville Feed Mill and New Dairy South Carolina LLC.

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.

Foremost Farms USA Form-R facts

Sector
Food
LIGHT volume
6.1K lbs
MIXED pathway
Water Discharges
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Foremost Farms USA stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Foremost Farms USA
6.1K lbs
Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC
395.2K lbs

98% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Foremost Farms USA
2
Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC
6

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: 6.1K lbs.

Water Discharges 3.5K lbs (57.3%)
Land Disposal 2.6K lbs (42.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 28% (3.6K lbs to 2.6K lbs).

Foremost Farms USA: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2020

million lbs

What this shows Foremost Farms USA year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% from 2019 to 2020). 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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 3.6K lbs 2
2020 2.6K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 6.1K lbs -
Nitric acid 0 lbs -

Foremost Farms USA in Calumet

Chilton, WI
44.0733, -88.2018
County TRI context
Calumet · 0.6% of county pounds
Parent company
Foremost Farms USA Cooperative

Compare beyond Wisconsin

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Foremost Farms USA on cumulative reported pounds (6.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges, Tms International LLC, Davis Paint Co. 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.

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 Worthington Cylinders Wisconsin LLC. Foremost Farms USA stamps LIGHT 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.

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This Foremost Farms USA TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.

Foremost Farms USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chilton, WI, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 0.6% of Calumet TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Gregg-Adams Va - Ranges (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Foremost Farms USA stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 57.3%). 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