Åker (other)
Åker is the Norwegian and Swedish word for a Field. It may also refer to: * Åker Ship District, an area in Uppland, Sweden * Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director See also * Åkre (other) * Aker, Norway Aker was a former independent municipality in Akershus, Norway, that constitutes the vast majority of the territory of the modern city of Oslo. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church. The church ...

Field (agriculture)
In agriculture, a field is an area of land, enclosed or otherwise, used for agricultural purposes such as cultivating crops or as a paddock or other enclosure for livestock. A field may also be an area left to lie fallow or as arable land. Many farms have a field border, usually composed of a strip of shrubs and vegetation, used to provide food and cover necessary for the survival of wildlife. It has been found that these borders may lead to an increased variety of animals and plants in the area, but also in some cases a decreased yield of crops. Paddock In Australian and New Zealand English, any agricultural field may be called a ''paddock'', especially if for keeping sheep or cattle. If stock are grazed there, the space may be called a ''run'', e.g. ''sheep run''; ''cattle run''. The term paddock is used more specifically in animal husbandry for a system in which grazing land is divided into small areas, paddocks, and the stock graze each paddock in turn for a short peri ...
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Åker Ship District
Åker is the Norwegian and Swedish word for a Field. It may also refer to: * Åker Ship District, an area in Uppland, Sweden * Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director See also * Åkre (other) * Aker, Norway Aker was a former independent municipality in Akershus, Norway, that constitutes the vast majority of the territory of the modern city of Oslo. The name originally belonged to a farm which was located near the current Old Aker Church. The church ...

Jon Åker
Jon Erik Åker (February 26, 1927 – April 18, 2013) was a Norwegian hospital director. He grew up with his grandparents in rural Sunnfjord, and attended Firda Upper Secondary School before going on to the Norwegian School of Economics. He was hired as manager at Lillehammer Hospital in 1955 and financial director at the Red Cross Clinic in 1958. He graduated as a Master of Hospital Administration from the University of Michigan in 1963. In 1964 he was hired as secretary at Akershus University Hospital. Following a leave to serve as manager of the refugee hospital Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ..., he was promoted to financial director at Akershus University Hospital. He was then the long-serving director of Akershus Universi ...
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Åkre (other)
Åkre or Aakre may refer to: People * Aakre, a list of people with the surname ''Aakre'' Places *Åkre, Innlandet, a village in Rendalen municipality, Innlandet county, Norway * Åkre, Telemark, a village in Drangedal municipality, Telemark county, Norway See also *Åker (other) Åker is the Norwegian and Swedish word for a Field. It may also refer to: * Åker Ship District, an area in Uppland, Sweden * Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director See also * Åkre (other) * Aker, Norway Aker was a ... * MV ''Sovetskaya Latviya'', a ship that sailed under the name MS ''Aakre'' in the 1930s {{DEFAULTSORT:Aakre ...
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