CROP PRODUCTION, THROUGH ITS IMPACT ON SOIL HEALTH, IS A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO CLIMATE CHANGE. CROPLAND SOILS ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS AND SOIL CAN SERVE AS A SINK OR SOURCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE. AT THE SAME TIME, CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS CROP PRODUCTION AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF CROP PRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE. WEATHER AFFECTS CROP AND SOIL MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS INCREASING WEATHER VARIABILITY. AS A RESULT, CLIMATE CHANGE CREATES SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY ABOUT OPTIMUM CROPPING SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT AND CAN EXACERBATE NUTRIENT AND CARBON LOSSES TO AIR AND WATER RESOURCES.ADVANCES IN THE ABILITY TO MEASURE CARBON, NUTRIENT, AND WATER DYNAMICS THROUGHOUT THE ENVIRONMENT CAN BENEFIT THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CLIMATE-SMART SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, PROFITABILITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE. HOWEVER, NEW SOLUTIONS WILL REQUIRE A COLLABORATIVE, PURPOSE-DRIVEN SYSTEMS APPROACH. THIS CONFERENCE PROPOSAL WILL BRING TOGETHER SENSOR ENGINEERS, AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS AND FARMERS TO BENEFIT THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS. OUR OVERARCHING GOALS ARE TO BRIDGE DISCIPLINES, ENGAGE THE END-USERS (I.E., FARMERS) FROM THE START, AND ULTIMATELY PROMOTE INNOVATIONS IN CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE BY: I) PREPARING CROPPING SYSTEMS SCIENTISTS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW INNOVATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING, AND II) PREPARING SENSOR ENGINEERS TO IMAGINE AND DESIGN NEW SENSORS IN THE CONTEXT OF FARMER, MARKET, AND SCIENTIFIC NEEDS.