preharvest

adjective

pre·​har·​vest ˌprē-ˈhär-vəst 

variants or pre-harvest

: relating to or occurring at a time before a harvest

preharvest spraying

preharvest crop quality

Nothing in the wine industry generates hype like preharvest prognostication.

—Daniel Sogg

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above