Initially has a year to find fodder (3)
I believe the answer is:
hay
'fodder' is the definition.
(I know that hay is a type of fodder)
'initially has a year' is the wordplay.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
'year' becomes 'y'.
The initial letter of 'has' is 'h'.
'h'+'a'+'y'='HAY'
'to find' is the link.
(Other definitions for hay that I've seen before include "Welsh festival" , "It is to be made while the sun shines" , "Animal fodder" , "Meadow crop" , "Dried mown grass" .)