Saskatchewan cropland soil moisture continued to decline this past week with more warm temperatures and only spotty rainfall.
The weekly crop report Thursday pegged soil moisture in the province at 85% short to very short as of Monday, up sharply from 57% the previous week and just 23% in early May when most crops were first being seeded.
Pockets of moisture moved through the province this past week, with the greatest amounts, at more than 30mm, falling near Old Wives in the southern part of the province. However, just trace amounts of moisture were reported in most other areas, with some receiving no rain at all. In the drought-plagued Southwest region, topsoil moisture is now rated 94% short to very short, amid reports of producers considering the possibility of simply using their grain crops for feed this year.
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