Editing Littlefield, Texas (section)

==Economy==
The economy of Littlefield is diverse, but traditionally depends on cotton. American Cotton Growers Denim Textile Plant of Littlefield is the largest employer in Littlefield and Lamb County.<ref name="American Cotton Growers's">{{cite web
 |url       =http://littlefieldtexas.net/index.php/doing-business/american-cotton-growers
 |title     =American Cotton Growers (ACG) page
 |publisher =American Cotton Grower's}}
</ref> Plains Cotton Cooperative Association of Lubbock, a farmer-owned, cotton-marketing cooperative purchased the denim plant from ACG in 1987. American Cotton Growers announced the closure of their Littlefield denim mill<ref name="Littlefield denim mill to close Jan. 6">{{cite web
 |url       =http://www.wsmv.com/story/27329646/littlefield-denim-mill-to-close-jan-6
 |title     =Littlefield denim mill to close Jan. 6 article
 |publisher =WSMV News}}
</ref> on Friday Nov 07, 2014. The plant closed in 2015, and was purchased by a dairy co-operative, Select Milk Producers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2015-10-27/dairy-company-purchases-former-littlefield-denim-mill|title=Dairy company purchases former Littlefield denim mill|first=JOSIE|last=MUSICO|website=lubbockonline.com|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>  The city is headquarters to [[Lowe's Market]],<ref name="Lowe's">{{cite web
 |url       =http://www.lowesmarket.com/aboutus.php
 |title       =Lowe's Market about page
 |publisher       =Lowe's Market
 |access-date       =2009-08-03
 |archive-url       =https://web.archive.org/web/20090408065315/http://www.lowesmarket.com/aboutus.php
 |archive-date       =2009-04-08
 |url-status       =dead
 }}</ref> a grocery store chain in the American Southwest. In August 2008, Littlefield was selected as the new location for a [[biodiesel]] plant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nett |first=Walt |date=February 4, 2012 |title=Biofuels Bet: Littlefield producer's chance to play in the big leagues |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2012/02/05/biofuels-bet-littlefield-producers-chance-play-big-leagues/15178296007/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>