USDA Selects Illinois for Two Fertilizer Manufacturing Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Illinois for two fertilizer manufacturing projects under its FIELDS program. One project involves expanding a sulfur fertilizer plant in Marissa, Illinois, and the other is a multi-state initiative for modular ammonia production where…
Quincy Hannibal Keokuk, IL, October 22, 2026 —
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has selected Illinois for two fertilizer manufacturing projects through its FIELDS program, including a planned expansion of a sulfur fertilizer plant and participation in a multi-state modular ammonia initiative.
The sulfur fertilizer project is in Marissa, Illinois. The second initiative involves modular ammonia production across multiple states, with Illinois listed as one of the participating locations. The available information does not identify the other participating states or specify where in Illinois the ammonia project would be located.
The USDA selection places the two projects within the same federal program, but details about the selection process and the projects’ scope were not provided. The information also does not state the amount of funding, the organizations leading either project, expected production capacity, construction schedules or anticipated completion dates.
No further details were provided about the sulfur plant expansion, including its current capacity or the changes planned. For the ammonia initiative, the description does not explain how many modular production units are proposed or how the participating locations would work together.
The announcement identifies the projects and their broad locations but does not provide information on permits, construction status, inspections or projected effects. It also does not say what happens next in the USDA process. Those details were not included in the available summary.
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