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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-22-002812
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221003
FILED AS OF DATE:		20221013
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20221013

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DIENER TODD E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001186338

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34249
		FILM NUMBER:		221309666

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FARMER BROTHERS CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000034563
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PREPARATIONS & KINDRED PRODUCTS [2090]
		IRS NUMBER:				950725980
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1912 FARMER BROTHERS DRIVE
		CITY:			NORTHLAKE
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76262
		BUSINESS PHONE:		888 998 2468

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 77057
		CITY:			FORT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76177
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>4901 LORRAINE DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <otherText>See Footnote 1</otherText>
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        <footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding Common Stock. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer owned directly by other members of the Section 13(d) group and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24- Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ James C. Pappas as attorney-in-fact for Todd E. Diener</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2022-10-13</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="text-align: right; margin: 0">Exhibit 24</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these presents,
that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints James C. Pappas the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to take
any and all action in connection with (i) the undersigned&rsquo;s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to,
securities of Farmer Bros. Co., a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), directly or indirectly beneficially owned by
JCP Investment Partnership, LP or any of its affiliates or members of its Schedule 13D group (collectively, the &ldquo;<U>JCP Group</U>&rdquo;)
and (ii) any potential proxy solicitation that may be pursued by the JCP Group to elect a slate of director nominees to the board of directors
of the Company at the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, including any adjournments or postponements thereof (the &ldquo;<U>Solicitation</U>&rdquo;).
Such action shall include, but not be limited to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="display: inline-block; width: 0.5in; float: left; white-space:nowrap">1.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
</FONT>executing for and on behalf of the undersigned all Group Agreements or similar documents pursuant to which the undersigned shall
agree to be a member of the JCP Group;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="display: inline-block; width: 0.5in; float: left; white-space:nowrap">2.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
</FONT>if applicable, executing for and on behalf of the undersigned any Schedule 13D, and amendments thereto, filed by the JCP Group
that are required to be filed under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Exchange Act</U>&rdquo;),
and the rules thereunder in connection with the undersigned&rsquo;s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect
to, securities of the Company or the Solicitation;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="display: inline-block; width: 0.5in; float: left; white-space:nowrap">3.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
</FONT>if applicable, executing for and on behalf of the undersigned all Forms 3, 4 and 5 required to be filed under Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder in connection with the undersigned&rsquo;s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group
with respect to, securities of the Company or the Solicitation;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="display: inline-block; width: 0.5in; float: left; white-space:nowrap">4.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
</FONT>performing any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such document, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="display: inline-block; width: 0.5in; float: left; white-space:nowrap">5.</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
</FONT>taking any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the Solicitation, including entering into any settlement agreement,
that in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s
discretion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby
grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 13(d), Section 16
or Section 14 of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer a member of the JCP Group unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned
has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 14<SUP>th</SUP> day of September 2022.</P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Todd E. Diener</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>TODD E. DIENER</B></TD></TR>
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