The difference between Fodder and Forage

Fodder as a noun:

Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.

Fodder as a noun (historical):

A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.

Fodder as a noun (slang, drafting, design):

Tracing paper.

Fodder as a noun (figurative):

Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.

Fodder as a noun ([[cryptic crossword]]s):

The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.

Fodder as a verb (dialect):

To feed animals (with fodder).

Forage as a noun:

Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.

Forage as a noun:

An act or instance of foraging.

Forage as a noun (obsolete):

The demand for fodder etc by an army from the local population

Forage as a verb:

To search for and gather food for animals, particularly cattle and horses.

Forage as a verb:

To rampage through, gathering and destroying as one goes.

Forage as a verb:

To rummage.

Forage as a verb:

Of an animal, to seek out and eat food.