ipso, just waited.
Got the screen to register an issue first, as you saw. Subsequently, it diverted to an Error 403 screen, then eventually it let me log back in. I’m assuming it was a WordPress issue.
ferrett
So you had some trouble logging in today? Other people are having problems as well. What did you do to make it work?
ferrett
I agree. Modern farming practices can have a deleterious effect on the land. It’ll be hard to change this system.
ipso, absolutely!
You can measure a country’s level of economic activity by its sulphuric acid consumption. Probably more accurate than GDP. But for long term global food security we must wean ourselves off artificial fertilisers by growing good, healthy soil rather than what we do at the moment, which is basically using dirt aquaponically.
ferrett @ 18:13
I’m sure there are other uses of sulfur as well. The universe is at our fingertips!
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Sulfur is used in various applications, including the production of sulfuric acid, fertilizers, and in the vulcanization of rubber. It also plays a role in the manufacturing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and as a fungicide in agriculture.
echemi.com
samaterials.com
Overview of Sulfur Uses
Sulfur is a versatile element with a wide range of applications across various industries. Its unique properties make it essential in many processes, particularly in agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare.
Key Applications of Sulfur
Industrial Uses
Sulfuric Acid Production: The majority of sulfur produced is used to manufacture sulfuric acid, a critical chemical in various industries.
Fertilizers: Sulfur is vital for producing phosphate fertilizers, which enhance agricultural productivity.
Rubber Vulcanization: It strengthens rubber, making it more durable and elastic, which is crucial for products like tires.
Agricultural Uses
Fungicides and Pesticides: Sulfur compounds are used to control pests and diseases in crops, especially in organic farming.
Soil Amendment: It helps correct soil pH and provides essential nutrients to plants.
Pharmaceutical Uses
Skin Treatments: Sulfur is included in topical medications for conditions like acne and seborrheic dermatitis due to its antimicrobial properties.
ipso, no, I don’t think it’s right.
“Sulfur is usually applied in pasture fertiliser programs but may not be required where the soil is cultivated for cropping, especially where the soil organic matter level is high.”
Not a critical fertiliser if you have proper soil.
“Khat” Yummy
Visegrád 24
@visegrad24
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Almost half of the arable farmland and fresh water in Yemen is dedicated to khat growing
Doesn’t seem right
The Redheaded libertarian
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I want to make sure I’m understanding this right.
-We need sulfur for fertilizer for food production.
-Chinese state firms are buying up our sulfur while Beijing restricts its own fertilizer exports to keep prices high.
-So sulfur has jumped from $172 a ton to $1,100–$1,200.
-Plants are already cutting production and laying people off, and once that capacity is gone it doesn’t come back before the next crop.
We need to keep the sulfur here or we start importing the ability to grow food.
silver…
not complaining, but what happened just past noon (u s. east coast time) today?
i like it, i just wonder what’s going on.
Maddog, thanx for the answer (a minute before the question).
Maddog
Roger that! “taken to the woodshed” LOL I’m sure there was some heated moments. NO WAR!
Shares break out getting serious…….
same in the ratio GDX/gld
ipsofacto
Re Rutte
he is/was 100 % Globalist, as bad as Carney…..would love to know what Trump said to him….it would take a lot for him to change his mind,,,,but sans the US NATO is a mouse.
Haven’t listened to Trumps UN speech yet, but saw a bit and it sounded like they all got taken to the Woodshed, for a serious beating……about to listen to it.
WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧
@WarMonitor3
An incredible photo from Moscow shows a Russian serviceman shouldering a manpad anti air launcher aboard a lifted crane with a spotter during yesterday’s massive air raid.
Re a World War Three?
Some dumb thoughts here.
Being everything is in reverse, and if a WW III happens, NYC will get bombed like London did during WW II, China will win, and have global reserve currency status like the USA did after WW II.
Then THEY or China will be the dumb global importer of everything manufactured mathematically cheaper from all the other countries, like what happened to the USA.
Buygold
I’m feeling a bit more hopeful that there will be peace in Europe. As Maddog has talked about the EU is woefully unprepared for any sort of war with Russia. They need many years to build up their forces … unless the course is to release the nuclear nightmare almost immediately. No one has accused the EU leaders of having common sense, or brains at all, though. Maybe a civil war is more likely …
Our market looking good today! 🙂
PS That is Don Durrett’s list of silver shares. 😉
I asked Chat: who or what set the price of gold, i heard it was done in London. be brief
Yes, London has historically been a major center for setting gold prices.
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London Bullion Market Association (LBMA): Its gold price benchmark is established twice daily through an electronic auction involving participating banks and market participants.
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Major banks and traders: Buy and sell gold, influencing prices through supply and demand.
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COMEX in New York: Gold futures trading there also heavily influences the worldwide gold price.
Bottom line: No single person sets gold’s price. It’s determined by trading in global markets, with London and New York playing major roles.
My Comment re part: Its gold price benchmark is established twice daily through an electronic auction. Auctions of what? Paper or physical.
Both—but the London auction is primarily a benchmark for physical gold.
The LBMA Gold Price auction is based on bids and offers for gold, with participants settling transactions in unallocated gold accounts.
That means the auction doesn’t require bars to physically change hands at that moment.
So it’s not simply a paper-gold auction—but settlement usually involves account transfers, not moving physical bars for every trade.
Me: so its mostly paper bets? Be brief.
Not exactly. The London auction is for physically settled gold, but much of the wider gold market involves paper contracts, futures, and unallocated accounts.
So, yes, paper trading is a major influence on gold prices, even though physical gold is also traded.
SNG – did you see Ipso’s list of silver shares?
You know who’s not on the list? Contango.
I hope they have a really good plan, I’ve got them on a really short leash. They’ve been dead money for a very long time.
BTW, not blaming you in any way, but this is the second analyst’s list, and they are nowhere to be found. The story doesn’t seem to be circulating just yet.
Ipso – who can figure this stuff out?
So, rates are now up 2 bips, the dollar is up firmly, oil is only down a buck, and the DOW has weakened.
With all that, gold and silver have cut losses in half and the shares have rebounded after selling off after a strong start, up, down, up. Totally normal. 🙂
As for herr Rutte, Trump may have told him the US is tapped and can’t fight Russia, but the globalist scum will just double down and carry out a false flag attack on a NATO member. War is coming to Europe, it has to, they’ve already sent out the flyers telling the peasants to prepare their emergency kits.
I keep telling you guys, men may pull the levers, but they don’t make the decisions.
Great list of silvers BTW. I actually own two of the top five, that should burn it all down. 🙂
Nice
West Red Lake Gold Reports 176.04 g/t Au over 5.3m, 128.32 g/t Au over 4.5m and 35.72 g/t Au over 13.35m from Austin 955 and 904 Complexes
The sooner over the better
Whiplash437
@MrWhiplash_
Commentary account
2025, NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, was in Washington meeting with Trump.
Today, Rutte is now confirming that NATO membership for Ukraine is off the table, and that relations with Russia need to be normalized post-war.
I don’t know what Trump told Rutte behind closed doors, but based on Rutte’s comments today, it appears he has accepted that Trump holds all the cards. NATO officials are beginning to accept their fate that this conflict is soon going to be over and the money laundering operation is done.
Granted, Rutte is still a slimy Soros-owned politician, but it appears even he knows when he is beaten. Trump is dictating the terms for the agreement between Russia and Ukraine, and there’s nothing EU/NATO officials can do about it.
This might seem small, but Rutte admitting Ukraine membership is off the table, is a MASSIVE step towards ending this war.
goldielocks
I didn’t know that. Interesting!