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Otium Brewery wins Montana Farm Bureau Foundation grant

Morgan Rose
Apr 27, 2021
Apr 27, 2021 Updated May 4, 2021

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MILES CITY, Mont. - Otium Brewery, owned by Dustin and Hannah Strong, was a recipient of the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation’s Centennial Community Initiative Grant Funding. This grant program was the Montana Farm Bureau Foundation’s effort to invest $100,000 back into rural economic development.

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