Can crop simulation models be used to predict local to regional maize yields and total production in the U.S. Corn Belt?

Francisco J. Morell, Haishun S. Yang, Kenneth G. Cassman, Justin Van Wart, Roger W. Elmore, Mark Licht, Jeffrey A. Coulter, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Cameron M. Pittelkow, Sylvie M. Brouder, Peter Thomison, Joe Lauer, Christopher Graham, Raymond Massey, Patricio Grassini