EPA TRI Facility · Food
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro
Hillsboro, WI · Parent: Land O Lakes Inc
- Total releases
- 3.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro: how the 3.5K lbs splits
3.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.5K lbs 100.0%
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro's 3.5K 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).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hillsboro, WI, in the food sector. It reported 269 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 3.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,852 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. Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro is pounds #459 and chemical-count #552 at 3.5K 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: Wabash (walker Stainless Equipment Co); Sprinkman Manufacturing; Mastermold LLC; Leer Inc Merchandiser Div. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Prince Agri Products; Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons Div; Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc; Valley Proteins - Amarillo Facility. Other Land O Lakes Inc sites in this extract: Land O'Lakes - Carlisle; Land O'Lakes - Kiel; Omnium; Land O'Lakes - Melrose. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prince Agri Products and Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons Div.
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro reports the 1,062nd-largest volume (3.5K 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 Prince Agri Products and Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons Div.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro'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
- Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro's total reported releases fell from 975 lb in 2022 to 269 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro's off-site transfers fell from 975 lb in 2022 to 269 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
51.9× more than the comparison
60% 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 Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 48% (517 lbs to 269 lbs).
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 48% 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 | 517 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 723 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 991 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 975 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 269 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) | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Wabash (walker Stainless Equipment Co), Sprinkman Manufacturing, Mastermold LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Prince Agri Products, Osi Industries Inc Otto & Sons Div, Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro on cumulative reported pounds (3.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hep Javelina Smr LLC, Bg Products Inc, Championx-Bakersfield. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Land O Lakes Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Land O'Lakes - Carlisle, Land O'Lakes - Kiel, Omnium.
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 Wabash (walker Stainless Equipment Co). Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro stamps LIGHT 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 Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hillsboro, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311512 · Food. 1.9% of Vernon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Milwaukee Forge LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Land O'Lakes Inc. - Hillsboro stamps LIGHT 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