One of the ongoing debates amongst farmers and consultants is whether runoffs pay. Last summer Brendan Richards, as part of his Master of Applied Science studies at Lincoln University, decided to get some numbers on what has been happening with runoffs in Canterbury. Brendan identified six case study farmers who had diverse farming systems on a range of different land types. This report summerises Brendan Richards findings and provides a set of benchmarks against which other farmers may like to compare their own operations.