Big Data has the Answers: Now All We Need are the Questions
Biography: Steve Sonka is Emeritus Chaired Professor of Agricultural Strategy at the University of Illinois and Research Professor at the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss. At the University of Illinois, he was the first faculty member to hold the Soybean Industry Chair in Agricultural Strategy. His prior administrative responsibilities include serving as the Vice Chancellor for Public Engagement for the campus as well as being the founding Director of both the National Soybean Research Laboratory and the ADM Institute. A co-founder of the Centrec Consulting Group, LLC, in Savoy, Illinois, he was a partner there for more than 25 years. An economist reared on an Iowa family farm, his scholarship emphasizes strategic change and decision making. In 1983, he authored Computers in Farming, the first text devoted to computer use in the sector. An author or coauthor of over 220 publications, his international experiences include consulting and lecturing on every continent except Antarctica.
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