Malcolm Macaulay
@malcolmacaulay.bsky.social
Barley researcher at The James Hutton Institute and International Barley Hub: Genetics, Genomics, Genotyping, Germplasm, Diversity, STEM, cereal cyclist
Europe’s Leading Grain Producers in 2025.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Europe’s Leading Grain Producers in 2025.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
This infographic compares the EU’s top 10 cereal-producing countries, breaking down how wheat, barley, maize, rye, and oats contribute to national harvests and revealing distinct production patterns across Europe.
Microwave malt!
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January 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Microwave malt!
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2025 saw a drop in commuting miles between
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 AM
2025 saw a drop in commuting miles between
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!
@hutton.ac.uk and #Cupar mainly due to a broken collarbone in June. Let's hope 2026 is injury free!
Daffodil bulbs ready for shipping to Daffodil DNA Project Schools. #daffdna
#HaberdashersAdams
#DunbarAcademy
#RednockSchool
#NairnAcademy
Looking forward to chloroplast DNA @nanoporetech.com data in 2026!
#HaberdashersAdams
#DunbarAcademy
#RednockSchool
#NairnAcademy
Looking forward to chloroplast DNA @nanoporetech.com data in 2026!
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Daffodil bulbs ready for shipping to Daffodil DNA Project Schools. #daffdna
#HaberdashersAdams
#DunbarAcademy
#RednockSchool
#NairnAcademy
Looking forward to chloroplast DNA @nanoporetech.com data in 2026!
#HaberdashersAdams
#DunbarAcademy
#RednockSchool
#NairnAcademy
Looking forward to chloroplast DNA @nanoporetech.com data in 2026!
Looking forward to ION BRU meeting Kelvin Hall today. The Scottish @nanoporetech.com user group meetings are always worth the trip!
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Looking forward to ION BRU meeting Kelvin Hall today. The Scottish @nanoporetech.com user group meetings are always worth the trip!
When Illumina Infinium genotyping data doesn't quite go to plan.......
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 AM
When Illumina Infinium genotyping data doesn't quite go to plan.......
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
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/
Find out more here: germinateplatform.github.io/get-germinate/
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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/
Find out more here: germinateplatform.github.io/get-germinate/
A successful Plot Walk Day at Balruddery Farm yesterday despite the variable Scottish summer weather ☔️ @intbarleyhub.bsky.social projects and Baritone PhD experiments explained and associated plots demonstrated to interested attendees.
July 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A successful Plot Walk Day at Balruddery Farm yesterday despite the variable Scottish summer weather ☔️ @intbarleyhub.bsky.social projects and Baritone PhD experiments explained and associated plots demonstrated to interested attendees.
French farmers doing a great job making a stunning backdrop for @letourfr.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
French farmers doing a great job making a stunning backdrop for @letourfr.bsky.social
Thanks to Cockermouth School DNA biology class for their fab badges picked up at @royalsociety.org Summer Science event last week. Updated lab coat looks 😎😎😎👌👌👌
July 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Thanks to Cockermouth School DNA biology class for their fab badges picked up at @royalsociety.org Summer Science event last week. Updated lab coat looks 😎😎😎👌👌👌
One of the coolest exhibits at the @royalsociety.org Summer Science Event! LEGO model of @nanoporetech.com sequencing! Well done @jmhale.bsky.social #partnershipgrants
July 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One of the coolest exhibits at the @royalsociety.org Summer Science Event! LEGO model of @nanoporetech.com sequencing! Well done @jmhale.bsky.social #partnershipgrants
Exciting day attending my first @royalsociety.org Summer Science Event. Looking forward to meeting all the @DaffDNA budding scientists! #STEM #partnershipgrants #plantscience
July 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Exciting day attending my first @royalsociety.org Summer Science Event. Looking forward to meeting all the @DaffDNA budding scientists! #STEM #partnershipgrants #plantscience
May 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Germinating wild and cultivated barley for HMW DNA extraction and @nanoporetech.com adaptive sequencing. Acrospire harvesting soon. #barley #hmwdna #nanopore #adaptivesequencing #promethion
May 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Germinating wild and cultivated barley for HMW DNA extraction and @nanoporetech.com adaptive sequencing. Acrospire harvesting soon. #barley #hmwdna #nanopore #adaptivesequencing #promethion
A change is as good as a rest! I enjoyed helping out with
#Root2res faba bean #shovelomics harvesting over the last few days. A great team effort from
@plantecohutton.bsky.social et al. See you at the next harvest! #rhizosphere #rootangle #root2res
#Root2res faba bean #shovelomics harvesting over the last few days. A great team effort from
@plantecohutton.bsky.social et al. See you at the next harvest! #rhizosphere #rootangle #root2res
May 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A change is as good as a rest! I enjoyed helping out with
#Root2res faba bean #shovelomics harvesting over the last few days. A great team effort from
@plantecohutton.bsky.social et al. See you at the next harvest! #rhizosphere #rootangle #root2res
#Root2res faba bean #shovelomics harvesting over the last few days. A great team effort from
@plantecohutton.bsky.social et al. See you at the next harvest! #rhizosphere #rootangle #root2res
Keeping the Arctic Connections theme going with Scottish 🏴 Landrace barely heading for Icelandic 🇮🇸 field trials. Looking forward to the results @hrannar.bsky.social! #arcticconnections #berebarley
May 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Keeping the Arctic Connections theme going with Scottish 🏴 Landrace barely heading for Icelandic 🇮🇸 field trials. Looking forward to the results @hrannar.bsky.social! #arcticconnections #berebarley
Looking forward to today’s ION BRU Scottish @nanoporetech.com user group meeting @edinburghup.bsky.social #ionbru
April 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Looking forward to today’s ION BRU Scottish @nanoporetech.com user group meeting @edinburghup.bsky.social #ionbru
It was The Scotland 5G Centre Robot Demonstration Day @hutton.ac.uk The future of farming and data collection looks very interesting!
April 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It was The Scotland 5G Centre Robot Demonstration Day @hutton.ac.uk The future of farming and data collection looks very interesting!
Another @monogram-uk.bsky.social conference, another lab coat label badge! Thanks to @ashgirija.bsky.social and the @ibers.bsky.social team for delivering a fantastic conference. All your hard work paid off. See you @niab-uk.bsky.social for #monogram26 next year
April 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Another @monogram-uk.bsky.social conference, another lab coat label badge! Thanks to @ashgirija.bsky.social and the @ibers.bsky.social team for delivering a fantastic conference. All your hard work paid off. See you @niab-uk.bsky.social for #monogram26 next year
👀👇If you are @monogram-uk.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social please check out my poster describing our new barley iTAG educational resource #OWB #monogram25
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barleyhub.org/teaching-edu...
April 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
👀👇If you are @monogram-uk.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social please check out my poster describing our new barley iTAG educational resource #OWB #monogram25
barleyhub.org/teaching-edu...
barleyhub.org/teaching-edu...
Keep up with #monogram25 updates here
April 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Keep up with #monogram25 updates here
Jessie Shadbolt’s @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social PhD focuses on characterising the physiological implications of contrasting alleles of HvHMA5 in barley. It’s good copper, bad copper time for #monogram25
April 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Jessie Shadbolt’s @hutton.ac.uk @intbarleyhub.bsky.social PhD focuses on characterising the physiological implications of contrasting alleles of HvHMA5 in barley. It’s good copper, bad copper time for #monogram25
April 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM