Objectives 1) To compare automatic milking systems with conventional parlour milking for costs and production efficiency 2) To evaluate nutritional incentives for their effectiveness at enticing cows to the robotic milker, and their effect on residual nutritional requirements in TMR formulations 3) To monitor raw milk quality, and to locate the source(s) of deterioration if it exists 4) To inform dairy producers of economic, nutritional, quality benchmarks for robotic milking Funding Program: OMAFRA / UofG Partnership - Research Theme: Agricultural and Rural Policy Commodity/Sector: Animal Production