A commodity delivery apparatus for transferring a commodity to a furrow, comprising a support member with a housing and an endless member at least partially disposed within the housing and configured to receive the commodity through a first opening of the housing and to dispose the commodity in the furrow through a second opening of the housing, the commodity delivery apparatus comprising a commodity debris guard with: a first debris guard operably connected to the support member, the first debris guard comprising a base and upwardly extending side portions, the first debris guard configured to mitigate debris from contacting an endless member positioned at least partially within the housing; and a second debris guard operably connected to the support member and disposed forward and below the first debris guard, the second debris guard configured to mitigate debris from contacting the endless member, the second debris guard comprising a base and upwardly extending side portions extending from the base; wherein the base comprises an upper substantially linear portion and a lower curved portion; wherein the second debris guard further comprises an extension member, and the extension member having an extension portion that is configured to channel the commodity as it exits the extension portion to the associated furrow of an underlying surface;wherein the lower curved portion is operably connected to the extension member; wherein the extension portion is configured to extend substantially along a tangent line extending from the commodity lower second opening; wherein the second debris guard further comprises a drop-down body forming a drop-down angle α by comprising the tangent line and a drop-down line therebetween; characterized in that the dropdown angle α being from about ten degrees to about thirty degrees. a first debris guard operably connected to the support member, the first debris guard comprising a base and upwardly extending side portions, the first debris guard configured to mitigate debris from contacting an endless member positioned at least partially within the housing; and a second debris guard operably connected to the support member and disposed forward and below the first debris guard, the second debris guard configured to mitigate debris from contacting the endless member, the second debris guard comprising a base and upwardly extending side portions extending from the base; wherein the base comprises an upper substantially linear portion and a lower curved portion; wherein the second debris guard further comprises an extension member, and the extension member having an extension portion that is configured to channel the commodity as it exits the extension portion to the associated furrow of an underlying surface;wherein the lower curved portion is operably connected to the extension member; wherein the extension portion is configured to extend substantially along a tangent line extending from the commodity lower second opening; wherein the second debris guard further comprises a drop-down body forming a drop-down angle α by comprising the tangent line and a drop-down line therebetween; characterized in that the dropdown angle α being from about ten degrees to about thirty degrees.