How Aaron Jantz is Innovating Manure Management and Agricultural Construction
From post holes to project management, the CEO of MJE, LLC shares the hard-earned wisdom behind a rural Kansas success story.
On this episode of Groundbreakers: Stories of Rural Innovation, we sit down with our fearless leader, Aaron Jantz, CEO, to learn more about his journey from a kid answering phones on a party line to leading one of the Midwest’s most trusted agricultural construction companies.
Aaron opens up about growing up in the business his father, Max Jantz, built from scratch—recalling summer days spent in a skid loader, drilling post holes at just 12 years old. That early hands-on experience now shapes his leadership style, as he guides MJE’s teams to build smarter, cleaner, and stronger cattle facilities, dairies, and feedyards.
Learn from Aaron about:
How MJE designs feedyards and dairies for maximum manure capture
What it takes to balance tradition with innovation in rural construction
Why concrete isn’t forever—and how to pour smarter
What RCC (Roller Compacted Concrete) could mean for the future of livestock facilities
The secret to retaining top talent in a tough industry
With insights into digester technology, regulatory pressures, and the power of trust in leadership, Aaron offers a masterclass in forward-thinking construction—all while staying true to the values that built MJE from the ground up.
“The only thing worse than failure is doing things the same way just because that’s how it’s always been done.”
Aaron Jantz, CEO
🎧 Listen now to hear how doing the dirty work right can still be a legacy worth building.
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