Groupe ISAGRI, a European company in digital solutions for agriculture, has acquired Sencrop, an agtech company specialising in agricultural weather and irrigation solutions.

The companies said the acquisition moves Sencrop from a ‘start-up’ company to being part of a family-owned, independent agri-service structure.

“For existing users, very little will change,” said Michaël Bruniaux, co-founder of Sencrop. “Our weather stations and app will continue to function as normal. But in the longer term, farmers will benefit from the synergies of our two businesses.”

ISAGRI owns a smaller weather service – Météus – which will be absorbed by Sencrop. In addition, it owns Landmark Systems, which specialises in farm and estate management software in the UK.

“By integrating Sencrop, Groupe ISAGRI is strengthening its position with a European ag-tech nugget that shares its DNA of innovation, technological excellence, quality and customer service,” says Pascal Chevallier, managing director at ISAGRI.

He added the deal fits in with ISAGRI’s Horizon 2028 project, which aims to make the company a global technological leader in connected agriculture.