Agricultural cooperative Central Farm Service (CFS), agriculture technology firm TalusAG, and clean energy tracking organisation CleanCounts, say the project could supply CFS member owners through two modular ammonia systems made by Talus.

These systems are positioned as a way to localise ammonia production to avoid fertiliser price fluctuations linked to natural gas prices.

The trio is banking on support from the state to deliver the first local commercial production facilities supplying fertiliser for 100,000 acres of farmland.

Talus says its Talus10 systems will deliver ammonia at or near the point of end-use from power, water, and air.

H2 View understands the systems are made up of a small-scale air separation unit to produce nitrogen, and an electrolyser for hydrogen production. The two gases are then synthesised into ammonia.

There has been no confirmation that the systems would be powered by renewable energy. H2 View has reached out to the consortium for clarification.

The delivery of the two Talus10 systems is dependent on funding from Minnesota’s Renewable Delivery Account, a compensation mechanism tied to nuclear waste storage in the state, which will be decided in its 2026 legislative session.

KC Graner, CEO of CFS, said that local production would provide more stability for Minnesota farmers.

“Ammonia prices have swung by more than 300% in recent years”, he added.

While interest has grown in ammonia’s role as a hydrogen carrier or clean fuel, industry is increasingly looking at using decarbonised hydrogen sources to clean up existing fertilisers.

At COP30 in Brazil, the Hydrogen Council, Unido, Ammonia Energy Association, and International Fertiliser Association launched the Low-Emission Ammonia Fertiliser Initiative (LEAF) to accelerate the use of clean hydrogen-based fertilisers.

Farms across Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, and Nebraska have started using fertilisers produced from low-carbon hydrogen to grow corn for biofuel making.