Characteristic agriculture is a basic industry to empower the state and enrich the people.It produces products with striking features,including characteristic planting,breeding,and processing which is characterized by distinctive regional advantages.Moreover,characteristic agriculture has distinct regional features and may be extended nationally and internationally.In recent years,characteristic agriculture in Northern Shaanxi Province has developed quickly and conspicuously.Based on the analyses of the connotation and characteristics of characteristic agriculture,this paper discusses the general situation of characteristic agriculture in Northern Shaanxi Province and points out key feature items to be developed,such as seed cultivation,maize,fruit,vegetables,livestock product proceeding,sheep keeping,and various food crops.Lastly,this paper also comes up with the corresponding countermeasures for the further development of characteristic agriculture.