AFR | 23 July 2026La Caisse pours $300m into Costa family-backed agriculture fundSarah Thompson, Kanika Sood, Emma Rapaport and Angira BharadwajOntario Teachers’ Pension Plan acquired a controlling stake in potato-growing Mitolo Family Farms in 2023. Street Talk can reveal La Caisse and Costa family-backed agricultural investor Go.Farm are planting $330 million in a new agriculture platform focused on making investments in Australian horticulture. Go.Farm is pitching in $30 million into the platform, La Caisse is adding $300 million, and the pair are seeking to raise $220 million in debt, hitting up the big four banks and agriculture lender Rabobank. La Caisse will also acquire a 20 per cent stake in Go.Farm as part of the deal. The partnership with La Caisse is the latest in a string of deals featuring Canada’s wealthy pension funds and local agribusinesses.