Precision Ag specialist Sentera has enhanced its Aerial WeedScout platform and rebranded it SmartScript. SmartScript Weeds adds new intelligent features that include weed classification, weed size detection, stand counts, and integration with John Deere Operations Center and other third-party tools. The Minneapolis-based company is positioning the new SmartScript Weeds to enter new Precision Ag areas such as disease and fertility management.

The enhanced SmartScript Weeds platform is designed to optimise herbicide usage, enhance weed control and support sustainable farming practices. By precisely classifying and measuring weed size, the system allows for targeted herbicide applications and includes a tank fill guide, significantly cutting costs and reducing environmental impact. This precision not only enhances weed management strategies in the fight against resistant species but also improves sprayer logistics and field prioritisation, ensuring that farmers are equipped for optimal field management and that advisors are equipped with the insights they need to deliver recommendations to their customers.

The SmartScript Weeds platform sprayer execution files are fully compatible with a range of third-party nozzle control systems, including John Deere’s ExactApply, Raven Hawkeye 2, and Capstan Pinpoint III.

The platform can collect data at speeds exceeding 100 acres per hour. The newly introduced Insights Report feature, accessible via Sentera’s FieldAgent platform, provides detailed operation and field-level insights in a downloadable PDF format.

A new Stand Count feature provides further insight into field performance by offering early-stage emergence and plant development data, aiding farmers in assessing crop viability, projecting yield estimates, pinpointing where additional scouting is needed and planning future planting strategies.

“Building on the momentum of the 2024 Early Access Program which saw significant advancements in remote-sensing capabilities, the 2025 SmartScript Weeds expansion reflects the direct feedback we received from farmers and agricultural advisors,” said Brian Wenngatz, CEO of Sentera. “These enhancements are set to further enable more targeted, effective and scalable weed control strategies through delivering even more timely and precise weed status insights that inform spraying decisions, improve operator efficiency, and lower input costs.”