Remembering David Malcolm Law

e rural community is paying tribute to a man described as “highly knowledgeable” and “well-respected”.

David Malcom Law passed away peacefully at dawn on April 22, with his wife and three children by his side.

He was 64 years old.

David was a loving husband to Susanne (Sue), an amazing dad to e team here at Coast & Country News will miss David’s regular contributions to our publication. He was a monthly columnist for many years.

Nicholas, Gena and Stacey. Fatherin-law to Rachel, Phil Wild and John Cameron. Poppa to Zoe and Robin. ose who knew him says he was a true visionary and remarkable man, taken too soon.

He was a well-respected and highly knowledgeable person in the farming sector with his ability to inform farmers about soil biology and e uent pond biology.

His legacy ‘Total Replacement erapy’ will live on through Ron McLean at Kiwi Fertiliser.

David was a visionary – seeing and, nally, realising the potential Total Replacement erapy has for land-based industries.

He was a zealot for an approach which perfectly aligns with the cry of global environmentalists – that we must work with and not against nature and that we need to reduce methane and synthetic nitrogen to improve soil, plant and animal health.

At the same time, the ‘8 step’ Total Replacement erapy programme improves the land’s ability to withstand extreme weather events.

People have also described David as a man ahead of his time – “after years of dedication he was nally on the brink of seeing this concept take o when he died”.

David was a regular contributor to Coast & Country News over the years.

David’s bequest to agriculture, TRT, has the potential to transform this country’s land-based industries –improving animal and plant health and performance. It is a bequest which, sadly, will now be realised without his leadership.