Luke Klawitter

• I am in charge of the day to day operations of the Red Lake Falls Field office.
• - Assist producers with conservation contract implementation and provide technical knowledge
• Red Lake Falls FO duties include
• - Manage 29 active CSP contracts, 49 active EQIP contracts
• - Daily Contract MGMT
• - Completing field checks
• - Received 61 applications for EQIP in 2025 and 22 for CSP
• - Handled daily foot traffic and responded to inquiries from producers
• - Completed CRP eligibilities for FSA and completed CRP plans
• - Worked with Red Lake County SWCD and Red Lake watershed district to source funding for producers
• Assisted SWCD with techinical and programmatic guidance for RCPP AFA
• In addition to day-to-day office duties I also assisted the team in the following ways
• - Continued to work with grazing producers in Norman, Red Lake and East and West Polk to provide technical expertise to livestock producers for the team and beyond the planning process
• - Provided technical and Programmatic guidance to less experienced team members for CStwP and EQIP signups
• I have also conducted outreach to the community in the following ways
• - Leading the local workgroup meetings with the district
• - Spoke at the Red Lake County land owner meeting about NRCS programs and a second presentation on soil health
• Supervisor: Matt Waterworth (218-681-6600)

Duties in my current position as District Conservationist in the Ada field office include:

• - Provided training to the Soil Con in Ada to complete day to day tasks in the office
• - Manage CSP and EQIP contracts
• - Completed Modifications
• - Certifying practices
• - Completing field checks
• - Completing 153's
• - Processed and uploaded payments
• - Found alternative solutions to contracts with protracts issues and unable to be fixed in a timely manner by support
• - Completed FSA compliance reviews
• - Handled daily foot traffic and responded to inquiries from producers
• - Completed CRP eligibilities for FSA and completed CRP plans
• - Completed CRP spot checks
• In addition to day to day office duties I also assisted the team in the following ways
• - Continued to work with grazing producers in East and West Polk to provide technical expertise to livestock producers for the team and beyond the planning process
• - Provided technical and Programmatic guidance to less experienced team members for CStwP and EQIP signups
• I have also conducted outreach to the community for NRS programs including meetings, and radio interviews
• - Leading the local workgroup meetings with the district

• Supervisor: Luther Newton (218-280-4951)

• Assisted DC with day to day programmatic, field, outreach, and compliance operations in the McIntosh Field Office
• Supervisor: Jenny Burrack (218-563-3615)
• Hours per week: 40
• Series: 0458 Soil Conservation Technician
• Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.)
• Grade: 7

• Credits Earned: 127 Semester Hours
• GPA: 2.953 of a maximum 4.0