Dr. Michelle Schack: Training Dairy Teams Better | Ep. 59

In this episode of The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Michelle Schack, dairy veterinarian and co-founder of DairyKind, discusses how employee training improves animal well-being, workforce consistency, and audit readiness on dairy farms. She shares insights on labor turnover, video-based learning, documentation, and helping employees understand the purpose behind key procedures. Discover practical strategies to strengthen training programs and accountability. Listen now on all major platforms

"Training that explains why procedures matter turns dairy workers into skilled technicians, not just people following steps."

Meet the guest: Dr. Michelle Schack is a veterinarian and member of the DairyKind team, where she helps dairy farms strengthen employee training, animal well-being practices, and workforce development. Her work focuses on practical training systems, employee education, documentation, and audit preparedness to support dairy operations. Listen to Dr. Michelle Schack on The Dairy Health Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.

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What you will learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:49) Introduction
• (02:34) Employee training challenges
• (03:29) Video-based learning
• (06:11) Training documentation
• (07:07) Turnover challenges
• (09:08) Worker knowledge
• (12:49) Closing thoughts

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