Expensive Taste

At $55 Per Pound This Beef Melts in Your Mouth

Missouri cattleman Justin Baker earns the premium prices he receives for his beef. He said it takes about four years from breeding to a meal on the table. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer photo)
Raising Japanese cattle in the heart of the Ozarks puts JB Kobe Beef Farms way outside the U.S. beef-production box.

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