Rice growers' heavy investments in irrigation have resulted in lower crop insurance program participation levels, U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency (RMA) Administrator William J. Murphy told the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Murphy was the only Obama administration witness to testify during the hearing. Other witnesses represented crop insurance companies and agents. Murphy testified that RMA's newly renegotiated agreement with crop insurance companies "will have no adverse impact on farmers' premium costs."  Subcommittee Chairman Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, called the hearing to review the state of the crop insurance industry. Boswell said farmers need a good crop insurance agent, market access and a good banker to succeed in agriculture today.