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Agrotech, Company News, IT, North America

Sentera will commercialise the technology by identifying a go-to-market partner, building on its prior and ongoing collaborations with some of the most highly respected inputs and machinery providers.

Sentera, the industry-leading provider of ag analytics,has announced the launch of its Aerial Weed Scout technology, a precision weed control solution that reduces post-emergent herbicide application by up to 70 per cent with no adverse impact on outcomes.

Aerial WeedScout is the first turnkey, selective herbicide application solution that delivers the performance, affordability, and ease-of-use necessary to achieve broad adoption. Advanced high-resolution imaging and deep learning technologies allow users to detect weeds sooner with higher accuracy compared to competing technologies. Application equipment can move through fields at normal operating speed, and upfront costs are a fraction of those required by on-machine solutions.

Sentera precision weed detection maps are used to automatically generate a machine prescription so that herbicide is applied only where it’s needed to achieve weed control. The prescription is tailored to machine characteristics, allowing operation across sprayer fleets of mixed brand and configurations.

“After over five years of focused development, we are excited to bring this technology to market,” said Brian Wenngatz, chief executive officer, Sentera. “We’ve lowered costs and reduced time to go from imaging to spraying at scale. We look forward to transforming how the industry approaches weed control.”

In instrumented field trials, Sentera’s Aerial WeedScout technology has demonstrated considerable cost savings and weed control efficacy that matches standard broadcast application protocols. All major sprayer equipment brands are supported, including the most advanced nozzle-by-nozzle-capable systems.

Following technology validation, Sentera will commercialize the technology by identifying a go-to-market partner, building on its prior and ongoing collaborations with some of the most highly-respected inputs and machinery providers.

“We have developed a highly accurate solution that can be implemented at scale without burdensome equipment investment. Taking this to market in a way that allows it to make maximum positive impact for our partners and the growers we serve is too big for us to take on alone,” said Wenngatz. “We’ll be working to identify a suitable commercial partner to help bring this to market. It’s important that we realize a shared vision for lower application costs, better yields, and improved soil sustainability.”

Sentera is pleased to announce that Hobart Beeghly and Anthony Osborne, longtime Bayer Crop Science and Monsanto senior leaders, have been engaged to advise Sentera on the path ahead for Aerial WeedScout. Sentera is excited to leverage Hobart and Anthony’s extensive agricultural experience in go-to-market, technology, product development, and extensive network across the industry.

Sentera will commercialise the technology by identifying

Agrotech, Company News, Sustainability, World

Funding is a strong statement about the durability, momentum and outstanding potential of this business

Sentera, an industry-leading provider of ag analytics, announced a successful expansion of its previously oversubscribed Series C funding round. The round was led by Conti Ventures (a division of Continental Grain Company) and S2G Ventures. Following this round, Sentera forecasts that its capital requirements to achieve profitability and positive cash flow are fully funded.

Sentera’s data science ecosystem is an industry leader by combining aerial data collection with machine learning engines that deliver more accurate plant-level measurements and insights. Its customers, which include agriscience leaders in research and product development, are empowered to advance their work by getting essential data to validate outcomes, augment product development, and support sustainability initiatives.

“We believe Sentera has unlocked value for its enterprise customers and partners with differentiated technology illustrated by its accelerated growth and blue-chip customer list,” said Chris Abbott, co-head, of Conti Ventures. “In an environment where current capital markets continue to put stress on AgTech fundraising, we believe this funding is a strong statement about the durability, momentum, and outstanding potential of this business.”

Sentera serves customers in more than 45 countries. The company most recently reported 40 per cent year-over-year growth, with key growth drivers in its innovative data capture technology, advanced machine learning, digital phenotyping, and localised data model segments.

Sentera’s data science ecosystem features an advanced geospatial data platform powered by deep learning and agronomic machine learning that deliver comprehensive phenotyping and product performance insights. Insights scale from plant-level tracking and modelling to regional estimates of yield, nutrient uptake, and attributes of crop quality. The company integrates public and customer-proprietary data to deliver high-accuracy insights efficiently and quickly.

“Our platform catalyzes our customers’ ability to transform pools of data into the insights that inform their most critical decisions,” said Eric Taipale, chief technology officer and co-founder, Sentera. “We can deliver tailored – and therefore more accurate – tools more quickly and more cost-effectively because of the capabilities we’ve built. This forms the basis for strong partnerships that translate into meaningful competitive advantages for our customers.”

Funding is a strong statement about the

Agrotech, Company News, North America, R&D, World

Sentera, a Minnesota, USA-based ag analytics platform powered by machine learning, has announced the launch of its Direct Georeferencing (DGR) System, which quickly connects to an ag drone to add high-precision location certainty to high-resolution aerial imagery.

“Drones have transformed data collection processes for agriculture,” said Ryan Nelson, chief mechanical engineer, Sentera. “With the DGR, we’re taking it one step further by eliminating inefficiencies so our customers can deliver insights faster.”

The Sentera DGR System features a tactical-grade inertial measurement unit (IMU) and RTK GPS that tightly integrates with a sensor, like Sentera’s 6X Multispectral or 6X Thermal. DGR-enabled products quickly connect with compatible drones, including the DJI Matrice 300 and several MAVLINK-based platforms.

The DGR System adds high-precision geolocation information in real time, which means fewer images are required to cover the same area. As a result, users can eliminate the need for the orthomosaic stitching process. In real-world use, drone flight times decrease by up to 60 per cent, and the time to move from collection to analysis can be reduced by up to 8x.

“Many times, image stitching is just a necessary evil to assemble the data that produces a crop insight,” said Nelson. “With the DGR System, this process is eliminated – completely transforming how fast we can deliver data.”

Because image stitching is no longer required to precisely geolocate data, many analysis workflows can be accomplished right at the field edge. Where cloud-based processing is preferred, the DGR System’s dramatic reduction in data volume accelerates production rates versus current techniques.

“Efficiency in the field allows our customers to spend their time where it matters most – analysing key crop health and performance measurements to validate outcomes and performance,” said Nelson.

Sentera, a Minnesota, USA-based ag analytics platform