Farm groups applauded President Donald Trump’s vision for $1.5 trillion in public and private spending to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, which the president outlined in last week’s State of the Union address.

“The State of the Union ad­­dress is very prime real estate. We appreciate the president dev­oting time to highlighting the need to improve our transportation system,” said Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition in Ankeny. “This issue is clearly ...