Once upon a time, you could only eat the worlds most tender Kobe beef steaks in Japan, where Wagyo cows have been raised for centuries. But thanks to globalization, a few Wagyo ranches have surfaced elsewhere. Dan Morgan and his brother are running America’s biggest Kobe beef ranch in the Sandhills of
Northern Nebraska. With 15,000 acres for 1000 cows – this truly is heifer’s paradise. Wagyo cows are spoiled – they live longer than average cows and they eat healthier. Dan feeds them a special diet of corn, alfalfa, barley and hops until the day they are taken to the local slaughterhouse in Omaha/ There, a team of 120 butchers cut up 30 carcasses every hour. The meat is then inspected and packed for global distribution - some of this carefully cultivated delicacy is even ships to the highly discerning Japanese market.

Client: Kabel 1/Abenteuer Leben     Airdate: 06/20/06    TRT: 9 min
Director: Johannes Wiebus
Camera: Peter Krajewski
Editor: Kathleen O'Heron