By Robin OpsahlIowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said Wednesday the U.S. needs to explore new global markets amid ongoing trade wars, referencing the recent Iowa delegation trip to India as an area where Iowa farmers could see expanded business. The Choose Iowa grants, totaling $355,000, provide funding for equipment upgrades and facility improvements for small-scale meat processing plants across the state. As harvest season approaches, the agriculture secretary acknowledged that “certainly, prices are not where we would like them to be,” especially for soybeans. Though there are significant concerns about the impact of this trade shift, Naig said the U.S. needs to aggressively seek new foreign trade partners. Kim Reynolds and other Iowa state and business leaders, returned this week from an eight-day trade mission to India.