Farmer Bros. (FARM) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated September 13, 2016 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Farmer Bros. Co. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of Farmer Bros. Co. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Farmer Bros Co. for the year ended June 30, 2016.

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Dallas, Texas

June 27, 2017