About Us

goFARM is a Melbourne based, Australian owned, agricultural investor and manager. 

Our focus is on investing in the production of high value nutritious food crops for both domestic and export markets by bringing together land, people, technology and existing water entitlements.

goFARM is currently managing a portfolio of assets which includes more than 44,000 hectares of prime agricultural and horticultural land suitable for grains, oilseeds and pulses, citrus, berries, wine grapes, avocados and tree nut crops.

Our Purpose

Our Purpose


We do what we do because we are passionate about the business of Australian agriculture and believe it is an industry that is both vital to Australia’s future and rich in opportunity. We are motivated by our purpose to:

Transform Australian Agriculture

Generate a positive impact for the communities and regions in which we invest

Create wealth for our investors

Our People

Robert Costa | Chairman

Background and experience:

Extensive agribusiness and horticultural experience
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Cofounder of Australia’s largest grower and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables
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Owner of private investment house focusing on delivering positive risk-adjusted returns

Robert brings a wealth of knowledge to goFARM across all aspects of agribusiness. Robert’s passion for agriculture combined with his business expertise, strongly align with goFARM’s values.

Robert has extensive experience in the horticultural industry having co-founded Australia’s largest grower and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. Through the formative years of the business, Robert had responsibility for management at the Group level of the company’s asset base and balance sheet, including working capital, liquidity and cash flow. A major focus of Robert’s activities is the continuous development of the business, in line with both Australian and world horticultural standards.

Robert’s company, Costa Asset Management, is a private investment house. Its activities focus on growing, managing and sustaining capital by delivering positive risk-adjusted returns. Costa Asset Management owns a variety of assets including a large scale, high performing agribusiness portfolio of productive land, glasshouse, and water and associated assets across Australia. In addition, Costa Asset Management is invested heavily in commercial property and property development.

Robert is also Chairman of Costa Asset Management Pty Ltd and Chairman of Unigrain Pty Ltd.

Robert formerly held the office of the Mayor of City Geelong West and was Chairman of Geelong Area Consultative Committee (Federal govt. auspice).

Liam Lenaghan | Managing Director

Background and experience:

Passionate about the business of agriculture 
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Possesses a rare mix of agricultural capabilities
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Has built a reputation as an astute agricultural investor and manager

Passionate about the business of agriculture, Liam’s career has progressed from applied research and extension, through to agronomy and farm management consultancy and on to leading private and institutional investment in Australian agricultural industries.

Over the past 20 years, Liam has developed a rare mix of agricultural capabilities, agricultural market insight, transactional experience and financial expertise. He is recognised as a strategic thinker who is capable of identifying and executing investment-grade opportunities whilst being critically attuned to the optimisation or risk and reward.

Liam has built a reputation as an astute agricultural investor and manager.