Built for Kentucky Cattle Farms
Dependable Apache feeders, panels, and gates for the largest beef herd east of the Mississippi.
Kentucky runs the largest beef cattle herd east of the Mississippi River, spread across tens of thousands of family farms. Much of that herd grew out of the state's shift from tobacco to cattle, and today it grazes fescue and mixed pasture from the bluegrass country to the western Pennyrile. These are grass-based, hay-heavy cow-calf operations, and they lean on their feeding and working equipment through a long winter season.
Apache is built for the Kentucky producer. Manufactured by Global Equipment Company from heavy-gauge American steel and sold through dealers from Bowling Green to Somerset, our cattle handling and feeding equipment is made for the mid-sized family operation. It is durable enough to last decades on fescue pasture and simple enough to feed and work cattle without a crew.
Hay Feeding Through Kentucky Winters
Kentucky's long feeding season puts real pressure on hay, and hay you do not protect ends up wasted in the mud. Apache bale feeders, rings, and stationary feeders keep hay in front of the herd and off the ground, cutting waste through the wet, freeze and thaw winters common across the state.
- Stationary hay feeders and rings hold hay in the ring instead of the mud
- Skirted designs cut waste on wet ground and stretch every round bale further
- Heavy-gauge steel takes daily herd pressure through a long Kentucky winter
- Right-sized for the mid-sized Kentucky cow-calf herd
- American-made by Global Equipment Company and backed by local dealers
Panels and Gates That Travel
Most Kentucky farms work cattle where the ground allows rather than at a single permanent facility. Apache free-standing panels and gates set up a solid pen anywhere, break back down easily, and move to the next paddock as you rotate across the farm.
- Free-standing panels build a working pen anywhere on the farm, then move on
- Gates and walk-thru gates hang solid on fescue-pasture fence lines
- Reconfigure quickly for rotational grazing across rolling Kentucky ground
- Heavy-gauge build holds the line against a full herd
- Light enough for one person to set up and tear down
Simple, Safe Cattle Handling
Working cattle on a family farm should be quiet and safe for the herd and the handler. Apache chutes, tubs, and alleys keep Kentucky cattle flowing calmly through sorting, doctoring, and loading, so one or two people can get it done without stress.
- Chutes, tubs, and alleys move cattle calmly for a small Kentucky crew
- The MS8 cattle chute pairs with portable panels for a setup that travels
- Low-stress, curved flow keeps pairs settled during sorting and loading
- Heavy-gauge build handles years of use on a working farm
- Planning a setup? See our guide to low-stress cattle handling design
Why Kentucky Farmers Choose Apache
Kentucky's family cattle farms buy equipment to keep for the long haul, so it has to be right and the help has to be close. Apache, PALCO, and Henke-Buffalo are built by Global Equipment Company for grass-based, hands-on operations, sold and serviced through dealers across the state.
- Over 30 years building feeding and handling equipment for operations like Kentucky's
- Explore the full Apache line, plus PALCO and Henke-Buffalo
- American-made heavy-gauge steel built to last decades on fescue pasture
- Mineral feeders and oilers round out fescue-pasture herd management
- A statewide dealer network for local sales, parts, and service