FODDER CROPS
Fodder Cabbage
The Jersey cabbage (Brassica oleracea longata, also known as Jersey kale or cow cabbage) and by a variety of local names including giant cabbage, long jacks, tree cabbage and the French chour and chou à vacque. It is a variety of cabbage native to the Channel Islands that grows to a great height and was formerly commonly used there as livestock fodder and for making walking sticks. The lower leaves were fed to livestock, one variety in Portugal was grown specifically for the purpose, and were reportedly of great value.
