Open source runs on people, not magic. Burnout is harming the ecosystem. 🫠🥹 itsfoss.com/news/open-so...

Come and discover the mysterious world of wild potatoes! Find out why this plant is so hairy and the secrets it contains! Find us at British Potato 2025 at stand 189 in hall 1. #Potato#BP2025#biodiversity#genebank

The @hutton.ac.uk Best Crop Project team produced very cool stickers to promote our work using the Germinate database. Find out more here: germinateplatform.github.io/get-germinate/

And now there are different colours per selected item to make them easier to differentiate in the main display. #gridscore #phenotyping #webdev #pgr

Here's a sneak-peek at one of the new features coming to #GridScore soon. You'll be able to highlight not just controls, but also specific reps and treatments as well as highlight search results based on names. #webdev #phenotyping

It was a very moody morning today. #photography #Scotland

What a beautiful day for a hike up Ben More on Mull. Stunning scenery, but a pretty wet path after yesterday's rain. #hiking #Scotland

Some snapshots from Iona. #Scotland #photography #dogsofbluesky

Frickl is a self-hosted photo library made with Vue by @bazraubach.bsky.social 📸 It helps you organize your photos and gives you an easy way to share them with family & friends! - madewithvuejs.com/frickl

We've just released a new version of @germinate.hutton.ac.uk with lots of new features. Check them out in the thread 🧵: #pgr #webdev #boldcwr #phenotyping 1/6 germinate.hutton.ac.uk

OSA is gonna make us lose access to fucking wikipedia write to your MPs.

There's a realistic chance we get to a position where Wikipedia is blocked while official government accounts are posting on a site that created MechaHitler AI

Replication Crisis xkcd.com/3117/

Our Information & Computational Sciences dept. is looking for a new head at @hutton.ac.uk. Interested in #bioinformatics, #geoinformatics, #soil science, #risk assessment and #modelling, as well as research #computing and high-performance computing? #jobs hutton.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/...

A couple of years ago while @bazraubach.bsky.social and myself were out at ICARDA in India we ended up being roped into helping write some text for a book which would be used to teach PGR - its been published now :-) link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

UNICON is an open-source PWA made with Vue by @bazraubach.bsky.social‬ that helps you convert any unit to another 🔄 - madewithvuejs.com/unicon

🌾Plotting the Future- Cereal walks are taking place tomorrow! Join us for guided tours of our field plots—showcasing the breadth of research underway as part of the @intbarleyhub.bsky.social programme. 📅 15 July | 🕐Tours at: 1, 2 & 3pm |📍Balruddery Farm Register now🎟️: ow.ly/WXJE50Wp1gA

Some of the non-dog photos from yesterday. #photography #Wales

Stunning hike up Yr Aran to the south of Snowdon today. #photography #Wales #dogsofbluesky

How are these two so cute??? #dogsofbluesky

First trip to Wales and what a beautiful place it is! We've been really lucky with the weather and the absence of midges make it so much more enjoyable than other trips we've done. #photography #Wales

We hosted the 3rd Best Crop project AGM this week. A successful meeting, which included a field trip where delegates visited our plots, demonstrating the wide range of research projects as part of the International Barley Hub programme. #bestcrop #betterbarley

Yes, this seems like the perfect spot to sunbathe... #dogsofbluesky #photography

There are two types of dogs... #dogsofbluesky

Beautiful view this morning. #Scotland #photography

An unhealthy outlier... ourworldindata.org/grapher/life...

Thanks to everyone who made @CerealsEvent 2025 day one so enjoyable and engaging. Bring on day two! #Cereals2025

Preparation for Cereals 2025 going well! See you at Stand 1112 over the next 2 days! #cereals2025

"Helping" with the woodworking... #dogsofbluesky

It's a beesy day in the garden today! #Scotland #fridayfun

It's update day for #GridScore 🎉 This release includes improvements to: 📝 Add pedigree, treatment, friendly name and barcode info to plots 💾 Include more information in long-format exports 🍎 Prevent automatic date selection on iOS devices 🐞 Bugfixes #phenotyping #BOLDcwr gridscore.hutton.ac.uk 1/4

We've been working on a small tool for vegetation index estimation from RGB images called Spriggles 🔲 Select area of interest 📝 Export into Excel 📑 If images are taken with #GridScore, export your data straight back into the GridScore trial #phenotyping #webdev #rse cropgeeks.github.io/spriggles

And two opportunities working with myself @bazraubach.bsky.social along with the University of Dundee looking at the practical use of AI in barley research. Feel free to shout out for more information!

A greener world & excellent career prospects Apply now for one of our #BARIToNECTP #PhD projects run in partnership with industry Deadline 15th June 2025 For more info visit: baritone.hutton.ac.uk/how-to-apply/ #barley #research

Trainee mountain goats #dogsofbluesky

The rain will finally be here soon! 🌧️ #Scotland #ukweather

Maximum tongue curl achieved. #dogsofbluesky

Congratulations and a big thanks to Paul and Lucy from APHA for allowing me to showcase the CPC on their gold winning display at RHS Chelsea! #potato #biodiversity #seeds #genebank

Debugging is exactly like finding a needle in a haystack. Except the needle keeps moving and the haystack is constantly on fire.

Join me today in the Pavilion along with APHA to learn more about our collection. #potato #biodiversity #genebank

Legends foretold the return of the chosen one. Meanwhile Yuna... #dogsofbluesky

Legends foretold the return of the chosen one. Meanwhile Yuna... #dogsofbluesky

A busy week for us! From the planting of our pollination parents to the testing of our CPC seedlings. Thanks to Alison and her team for preparing the beds for planting 😀 #potato #biodiversity #seeds #horticulture #genebank

The season has kicked off with great momentum! Keep up to date with our progress through the growing season. #CPC #Potato #Seed #Biodiversity #Horticulture

We have 2 PhD oppertunities coming up working with @intbarleyhub.bsky.social and the University of Dundee. The first one is looking at plant pedigrees and is supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust under the BOLD project bold.croptrust.org www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

We have 2 PhD oppertunities coming up working with @intbarleyhub.bsky.social and the University of Dundee. The second one is looking at using AI for climate smart cereal breeding supported by the Global Crop Diversity Trust under the BOLD project bold.croptrust.org www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The dogs had a great time on the walk this morning. #dogsofbluesky #photography #scotland

Lovely walk through the bluebell woods this morning. #scotland #photography

They seem pretty knackered today. #dogsofbluesky

Kaylee enjoying a short break from the tiring hike up Bynack More. She managed the way up on her own just needed to rest her wee legs for a little while. #dogsofbluesky