innhøsting

innhøsting is a Norwegian term that denotes the act of bringing in or harvesting crops from the field to storage or processing. The word is a compound of inn- meaning bringing in and høste meaning to harvest, signaling the movement of crops from field to place of use.

In agricultural contexts, innhøsting refers to the period and process of collecting mature crops such as grain, potatoes, vegetables, and fruit, and preparing them for storage. The term covers both the work of cutting or picking and the equipment used, ranging from manual methods to mechanized harvesters and combine harvesters. Timing depends on crop type and climate, and in temperate regions the harvest typically occurs in late summer and autumn, often together with drying and curing steps to preserve quality and reduce spoilage.

Beyond direct farming, innhøsting can be used more broadly to describe the gathering of resources, data, or results—essentially the act of bringing in outcomes from projects, surveys, or research. In these figurative uses, the word retains its core sense of gathering and completing a cycle of work.

Etymology and usage notes: the term is standard in Bokmål Norwegian and is common in agricultural and economic contexts. It can be contrasted with høsting, which refers more generally to the act of harvesting in the field, while innhøsting emphasizes the bringing-in phase and its associated processes.

See also: harvest, gathering, agricultural terminology.