Agricultural Equipment Rentals

We provide access to a range of specialized equipment designed to support effective land stewardship and conservation goals. Our inventory includes no-till seeders, pasture renovators, and organic fertilizer spreaders —each tailored to enhance soil health, reduce erosion, and promote sustainable land use practices. Whether you’re over-seeding a degraded pasture, establishing cover crops, or managing invasive brush, these tools allow you to implement Best Management Practices more efficiently, cost-effectively, and with greater ecological impact than labor-intensive methods. By using our equipment program, you gain hands-on support to take meaningful steps toward resilient, long-term land management.

Get Paid to Protect Your Land

By combining financial assistance, technical expertise, and hands‑on support, the Mountain SWCD makes it easy and rewarding for you to enhance your land’s productivity, protect natural resources, and build a resilient future. Let us help you take the first step toward smarter stewardship—one best practice at a time.

Learn about our available services and programs and fill out our work request form here.

Virginia Agricultural BMP Cost‑Share (VACS)

VACS is administered by Virginia’s Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) through local Soil & Water Conservation Districts, VACS offers financial assistance for over 60 best management practices (BMP)—cover crops, nutrient management plans, stream exclusion fencing, rotational grazing, and more. Landowners may receive up to $300,000 per year, with practices funded at flat rates or cost‑shared up to 100%. Its 2026 funding of $223 million marks the largest investment in program history.

Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP)

VCAP is a statewide cost-share program that helps Virginia property owners—including homeowners, businesses, nonprofits, and localities—install stormwater best management practices  that improve water quality and reduce runoff. Managed through local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and supported by the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD), VCAP empowers landowners to voluntarily retrofit developed properties to address problems like erosion, poor vegetation, and excess stormwater.