Douglas Wagyu Cattle Company is a family farm that believes in growing the best beef in the world following the Kobe beef model of Japan. The farm raises 100% Fullblood Wagyu cattle. All beef is raised hormone/antibiotic free with pure well water, and high quality grains and hay. The farm is approximately 300 acres and is in Southwest Missouri.
The owners are Jake & Cristina Douglas. Jake is a Navy veteran who had a very successful 36-year career and retired in 2019 after serving as the Commanding Officer of the guided missile cruiser USS HUE City ( CG 66 ) for his final assignment. Jake’s wife Cristina is from the Philippines and grew up farming and raising cattle; many of her learned practices are like the Kobe method that Douglas Wagyu Cattle Company practices. Their son Alfred is also a big part of the operation.
Douglas Wagyu Cattle Company started in 2019 with the purchase of the farm, but it was rented out until January 2020 when Jake retired from the Navy and moved to Lockwood, MO. In retirement Jake and Cristina wanted to be self-employed, enjoy the outdoors, and live near Jake’s family (all farmers/ranchers in Lockwood, MO just a few miles from Jake and Cristina).
Jake and Cristina are passionate foodies and cooks and fell in love with the taste of Japanese Kobe beef and are determined to recreate Kobe A5 grade beef here in America. Jake and Cristina want to supply A5 beef here in the U.S. at a price point that is affordable and half the cost of Japanese Kobe beef.
