The article is devoted to the issues of ensuring security in the field of agriculture. The article analyzed the great challenges facing agriculture, the risks arising in the process of agricultural activity, as a result, it was concluded that security in the field of agriculture can be ensured by balanced provision of all types of national security that intersect in this area: labor safety, food, ecological. The article highlights the main external and internal threats facing agriculture, defines the requirements for safe farming, taking into account threats and types of security. In conclusion, the main results of the work are presented and conditions are proposed that allow organizing efficient and safe agriculture.