A coalition that includes dairy farmers, academics, environmentalists and business owners is encouraging Gov.-elect Phil Scott to have Vermont develop its own dairy policy. In a letter, the group said it believes the federal policy hurts Vermont farmers. A spokesman for Scott said the governor-elect has concerns about what he believes the group actually wants. The spokesman said Scott has no alternative proposal to help Vermont’s dairy farmers but will look to his agriculture secretary. The group’s members say it costs Vermont dairy farmers more to produce their milk than they receive from selling it and that swift action is needed if dairy farming is to remain viable in Vermont. “There’s money being made in the dairy industry. Ben & Jerry’s grossed more than $600 million last year, and Agri-Mark grossed around $1 billion last year,” said Michael Colby, a co-founder of Regeneration Vermont, a group among those signing the letter. “There’s money in dairy, it’s just not getting to the dairy farmers.”At a time when Vermont’s dairy farmers are already struggling, they’re being blamed for around half the pollution that perennially leads to toxin-releasing algae in Lake Champlain — a problem that carries an estimated $2.5 billion price tag, Colby said. As a result, Vermont dairy farmers are feeling pressured from all sides, he said.