In the presented study, an assessment was made of the innovative development of agriculture in the Russian Federation. As part of the study, it was found that innovative development is the effectiveness of the type of activity, which consists in increasing the use of new technologies, saving resources, reducing operating and capital costs, reducing environmental impacts, etc. In this regard, the work analyzed indicators reflecting energy capacity, internal research and development costs and the volume of innovative goods and services. The analyzed indicators indicate that in agriculture there is no tendency to switch to innovative technologies, as a result, the study proposed a model for ensuring the innovative development of agriculture. At the end of the study, conclusions are drawn from the results of the work.