EPA TRI Facility · Food
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy
Spencer, WI · Parent: Land O Lakes Inc
- Total releases
- 5.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy: how the 5.6K lbs splits
5.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.6K lbs 100.0%
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy's 5.6K 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-Spencer Dairy is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Spencer, WI, in the food sector. It reported 27 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 5.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,994 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-Spencer Dairy is pounds #431 and chemical-count #544 at 5.6K 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: Ramrod Industries LLC; Mullins Cheese Inc; Forte Opening Solutions - Marshfield; Foremost Farms USA. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Archer Daniels Midland Co; Swift Prepared Foods - Moberly; Mars Petcare US Inc.; Perdue Foods LLC - Washington Processing Plant. 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-Spencer Dairy stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Archer Daniels Midland Co and Swift Prepared Foods - Moberly.
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% 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-Spencer Dairy: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy reports the 1,018th-largest volume (5.6K 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 Archer Daniels Midland Co and Swift Prepared Foods - Moberly.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy'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-Spencer Dairy's total reported releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 27 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy's off-site transfers fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 27 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy Form-R facts
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See how Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
26.9× more than the comparison
50% 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-Spencer Dairy releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (1.8K lbs to 27 lbs).
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy: 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-Spencer Dairy year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 103 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 27 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) | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Ramrod Industries LLC, Mullins Cheese Inc, Forte Opening Solutions - Marshfield, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Archer Daniels Midland Co, Swift Prepared Foods - Moberly, Mars Petcare US Inc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy on cumulative reported pounds (5.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 17, Aurora Plastics - Welcome Plant, Harsco Minerals of Pa LLC. 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 Ramrod Industries LLC. Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy 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-Spencer Dairy 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-Spencer Dairy totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Spencer, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 0.0% of Marathon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 17 (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Land O Lakes-Spencer Dairy 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