Manage other enterprises such as crops, hay and silage. If you are a producer that prefers to make their own feed rather than purchase it, this is one of the most important enterprises for your operation. You may be an operation that focuses on all three, just one, or any of the two. That all depends on what kind of cattle you run and whether you aim to be more conventional (graze in the summer, confine and feed in winter), or low-cost natural (graze all year round, grass-only, no grain or silage to feed). Whatever you choose, these enterprises must be managed in such a way that they give back to you in being good-quality feed for your livestock.