
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
This plant is used as a perennial fodder crop for livestock.
This plant is used as a perennial fodder crop for livestock.
This large plant is used to make brooms. However, it is not a true corn.
This blue-flowered perennial is common as a roadside weed, but has a long history of being used as an edible or fodder.
This crop is grown for the fibers it produces, although ornamental varieties do exist.
The name "cowpea" was probably coined for their use as a fodder crop for cows, and while grown for their edible bean, the leaves and pods can also be consumed. Black-eyed peas can be harvested as a snap bean, or dried, and are the main ingredient in Hoppin' John, a traditional Southern dish ritually…
This clover is used primarily as a cover crop and fodder, but it is also a good nectar source for bees.
Dipper gourds are sprawling plants that produce enormous quantities of fruit over the course of the season. The gourds they produce can be used to make drinking vessels, birdhouses, and other decorative items.
This crop has bright blue flowers. It is primarily used to make linen from its fibers and its seeds used as supplements and for linseed oil.
Hemp is originally from central Asia, and has been cultivated throughout history as a source of fiber, seed, oil, and medicine.
Mangelwurzels are incredibly large beets, sometimes over a foot long. They have typical red and green foliage, but their roots can weigh as much as 10 lbs.
Sainfoin is a fodder crop that is highly nutritious for livestock and also provides nectar for bees.
This plant is used for the production of its leaves, which provide the tobacco which goes into cigarettes, cigars and other forms. It can also be used as an ornamental, with its dramatic height and delicate pink flowers
Virginia White Gourdseed corn is an exceptionally tall variety that produces very firm kernels which are best suited to milling or use as a feed corn.
This common cereal grain is used in distilling, as animal fodder, for cooking, and is also used as a cover crop.