Eagle Grove, Manning sites in development as TalusAg and Landus Cooperative bring modular systems to rural Iowa.

Iowa’s first modular green ammonia plant came online this month in Boone, providing farmers with an affordable, efficient fertilizer option produced directly in their backyard.

TalusAg has additional, larger operations in development planned for Eagle Grove and Manning, with nine other Iowa locations being considered and 78 in total across the Corn Belt.

The grand opening of the new 75,000-square-foot fertilizer production and distribution facility in Boone is heralded by state and federal lawmakers as a “game-changer” for the fertilizer industry, providing additional fertilizer supplies locally while reducing reliance on off-shore product produced in China, Russia and the Middle East.

Energy technology company TalusAg partnered with Landus Cooperative for the domestic fertilizer production initiative. TalusAg developed the world’s first commercial-scale, modular, green ammonia production strategy and is rolling out its systems across the heartland. Landus and Wilbur Ellis are among the...